Facts About Iceland That Make It Unlike Any Other Country

You Are Here at Your Own Risk

If ever a warning sign could be called a party pooper, it would be this one. Found at the site of the first geyser ever recorded in a printed source, this geyser hot spring in southwestern Iceland is the country's most visited geyser as well as the first known to modern Europeans.

 

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It's also home to boiling mud pits, exploding water spouts, and erupting hot geysers, of course.

Red Heart Traffic Lights

After the economic crash in 2008, Iceland's citizens were devastated and the town of Akureyri decided to lift everyone's spirits by adding heart fixtures to the traffic lights.

 

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Now, this symbol has become a reminder to stay positive. This unexpected display of love really is the only piece of investigative journalism you need today.