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

The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.

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

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

Discover the magic in the mundane in Iceland's Museum of Everyday Life.

The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

A popular Icelandic children's story comes to life inside this cave.

A world-class theater sits hidden in this remote town in West Iceland.

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

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

At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.

This plaque tells the story of an event that took place in an imagined parallel universe.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

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

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

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

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

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

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

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