This former farm In northern Iceland is now a museum, where visitors can tour beautifully-preserved turf houses.

Europe’s most powerful hot spring supplies the surrounding region with hot water.

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

Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Björk, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.

Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.

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

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.

This natural rock formation features seemingly unnatural vertical ridges that have been blamed on elves.

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

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

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

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

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

Outlaws, hot springs, and tragedy have all left their mark on this ancient road in the Icelandic highlands.

This remote eatery and museum is preserved as a time capsule of a small Icelandic fishing town.

This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.