This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

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

Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

This canyon is comprised of gorgeous waters and magnificent basalt columns.

A replica of the decorated wooden pillars Viking sailors threw overboard when finding new places to establish a settlement.

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

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

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

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

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

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

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

This five-foot-tall bronze bird is a memorial to a species that was hunted out of existence.

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

The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.

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