Built in 1925, this glass-roofed shopping arcade is known for its modernist Italian architecture.

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

A "simple-hearted artist" turned an isolated Icelandic valley into his own art museum.

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

The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.

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

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

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

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

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

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

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

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

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

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

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