Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.