The narrow passages will challenge even the bravest driver.

The abandoned village of Skarð aptly illustrates the idiom "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

One of the most remarkable caves in all of Iceland was created by a once raging river of lava.

A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

Climbing Iceland's highest peak on the rim of the Oræfajökull volcano.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

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

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

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

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

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

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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

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