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

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

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

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

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

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

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

The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

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

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

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

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

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

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

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

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

An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.

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

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.

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

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

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.