This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

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.

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

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

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

"Try not to knock anything over!"

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

One man’s hobby is another man’s world of metal wonders.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

Ever needed a chocolate-filled crepe in the wee hours of the morning?

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

An infamous house made famous by director Takashi Shimizu.

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.