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theicarusfish

I have a wife and kid. I like being a dad, creepy stuff, skulls, taxidermy, art, music, science, space, physics, satan, travel, earth porn, super heroes, board games, animals, architecture, food, asian food, pizza, burgers, bugs, history, books, heavy metal, black metal, doom metal, thrash, death metal, punk, post-rock, whiskey, movies, sculpture, parks, waterfalls, mountains, glaciers, urban decay, playgrounds, mad max, star wars, scifi, fantasy, iceland, france, peru, japan, new zealand, transformers.

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Deildartunguhver, Iceland

Deildartunguhver

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

Global Sightseer

Added by Global Sightseer

Laufskálavarða

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

Added by greghannahs

Skeiðará Bridge Monument

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

JTYarwood

Added by JTYarwood

Djúpivogur, Iceland

Rakkaberg

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

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

The Eggs of Merry Bay

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

Added by brazellrobert

Hengifoss

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

Added by Leanne Louie

Öskjuvatn and Viti Lakes

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

Added by alexkuznetsov1

Snæfellsjökull

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

Added by crisurdiales

Námaskarð

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

kendrawashere

Added by kendrawashere

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

Reynisdrangar

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

Reykholt, Iceland

Snorralaug

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

The Minx

Added by The Minx

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

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

Dettifoss

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

Reykjavik, Iceland

Icelandic Phallological Museum

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

Josh

Godafoss

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

Added by Sunshinfam

Hveragerði, Iceland

Reykjadalur

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

K Y LE

Added by K Y LE

Kerið Crater Lake

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

leiris

Added by leiris

Jökulsárlón

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

Dampo

Reykjavik, Iceland

Hallgrimskirkja

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

Dampo

Hólmavík, Iceland

The Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

Svartifoss

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

Dampo