jenneide's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

jenneide

“My soul is impatient with itself, as with a bothersome child; its restlessness keeps growing and is forever the same. Everything interests me, but nothing holds me. I attend to everything, dreaming all the while.” Fernando Pessoa

www.dinkstravel.com

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Þrídrangaviti Lighthouse

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

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

The Eggs of Merry Bay

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

Added by brazellrobert

Selárdalur Valley

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

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Akranes, Iceland

Dularfulla Búðin

Iceland's only steampunk shop imagines a retro-futuristic world that never was.

ioddsson

Added by ioddsson

Akureyri, Iceland

Giant Viking Beer Can

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

Dampo

Samúel Jónsson's Art Farm

This secluded Iceland farm holds the collected works of one rural sculptor's creations.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

The Stone Carvings of Páll Guðmundsson

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

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Heimaey, Iceland

World's Largest Puffin Colony

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

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Reykjavik, Iceland

Freddi Arcade & Toys Museum

A vintage video game wonderland in downtown Reykjavik.

Added by wintermute

Garðar BA 64

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

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Hallbjarnarstaðakambur

Three million year old fossils are exposed for all to see on this Icelandic shore.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Krafla

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.

materialfm

Added by materialfm

Skogar, Iceland

Seljavallalaug

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

Added by aleighde

Grafarkirkja

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

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

U.S. Navy DC-3 Wreckage

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

sheepdontswim

Added by sheepdontswim

Gullfoss (Golden Falls)

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

RHyzer

Added by RHyzer

Dimmuborgir

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

The Minx

Added by The Minx

Haukadalur Geothermal Field

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

Leiðarendi Lava Tube

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

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Raufarhöfn, Iceland

The Arctic Henge

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

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Thrihnukagigur Volcano

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

ahvenas

Added by ahvenas

Reykjavik, Iceland

Icelandic Phallological Museum

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

Josh

Reykjavik, Iceland

Hallgrimskirkja

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

Dampo

Hamragarðar, Iceland

Gljúfrabúi

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