A "simple-hearted artist" turned an isolated Icelandic valley into his own art museum.

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

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

Three million year old fossils are exposed for all to see on this Icelandic shore.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

Travel deep inside of Europe's second largest glacier in the world's largest man-made ice cave.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

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

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.