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

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

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

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

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

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

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

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

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

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

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.

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

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

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