A replica of the decorated wooden pillars Viking sailors threw overboard when finding new places to establish a settlement.

This Viking-inspired miniature golf course features a pirate ship and views of Icelandic landscapes.

A popular Icelandic children's story comes to life inside this cave.

At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.

The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

A fantastic reconstruction of a 10th-century Viking longhouse.

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

This remote eatery and museum is preserved as a time capsule of a small Icelandic fishing town.

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

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

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

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.

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

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

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

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

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

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

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

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