My husband and I had only two days in Iceland, and we were determined to make the best of it — foul weather or not.

The Secret Lagoon, created in 1891, is one of the oldest swimming pools in Iceland. It’s in the small town of Fludir, a little more than an hour’s drive east of Reykjavik.

6. Secret Lagoon When compared with the indulgences on offer at the Blue Lagoon, Iceland’s oldest natural swimming pool strikes a simpler chord.

Iceland's famous Blue Lagoon is beautiful, but those crowds can take away some of the romance. Make a beeline for these excellent alternatives instead.

After several weeks of being shutdown while under threat from volcanic activity nearby, the Blue Lagoon in South Iceland has finally resumed operations fully. This world-renowned wellness retreat ...

The Blue Lagoon, where tourists bask in pools of seawater naturally heated deep underground, welcomes more than 700,000 visitors every year.

The swirling steam blows over the surface of the Blue Lagoon and drifts up to the white sky as I bob in the soothing geothermal waters of Iceland’s recently opened Retreat Spa. Moss Restaurant ...

The main attraction, though, is the Blue Lagoon. And while guests of the Retreat have access to where Iceland’s visitors flock to, the real benefit of staying here is entrance to the hotel’s ...

Thousands of earthquakes recorded over the past few days have led to the pre-emptive closure of the Blue Lagoon, a popular tourist destination in Iceland.

Find out why Retreat at Blue Lagoon in Grindavik, Iceland is on TIME’s 2018 list of the World’s 100 Greatest Places.