This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

This five-foot-tall bronze bird is a memorial to a species that was hunted out of existence.

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

Pick up this rock and become an instant legend.

Dozens of large, brightly-colored paintings adorn the walls of the "street art capital of Iceland."

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

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

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

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

On an island south of Iceland, a large volcanic rock formation resembles an elephant.

A modern artist's primitive stone faces and unique rock instrument join Iceland's terrain with its history.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

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

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

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.

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

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

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

An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.