Skógafoss waterfall with northern lights, aurora borealis in the sky, Iceland

A film-famous fall

Skógafoss plummets over sheer cliffs that long ago marked the land’s end in this island country. Almost 200 feet tall – and about half as wide when flowing its hardest – the massive cascade roars where Iceland’s coast once dropped straight off into the ocean. The coastline receded long ago, stranding the glacier-fed fall about 3 miles inland. Now it’s a popular stop on Iceland’s Ring Road, thanks partly to pop culture appearances in ‘Game of Thrones’ and the ‘Thor’ franchise.