An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

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

This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.

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

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.

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

This plaque tells the story of an event that took place in an imagined parallel universe.

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

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

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

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

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

The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.

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

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

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.