If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

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

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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

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

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

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

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

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

Bar full of oddities, specimens, artifacts and homages to the great dime museums of the past.

The district's only illusionarium supports free writing programs for local students with every purchase.

Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.

The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.