This famous Icelandic waterfall is so spectacular, it's named for the gods. Godafoss waterfall in northern Iceland is 12 meters (40 feet) tall, with water thundering down over a 30-meter-wide (100 feet) cliff, says the North Iceland Marketing Office. But it's not just the impressive size and beauty of this waterfall that makes Godafoss such a unique site -- it's also the history.

In the year 1000, Icelandic peoples made the conversion from pagan religions to Christianity. Of course this led to upheavals, and chieftain Thorgeir resorted to throwing statues of the heathen gods into Godafoss to symbolize the conversion, which gave the waterfall its name, according to Edge of the Arctic.

Travelers who want to see the famed "Waterfall of the Gods" can travel to it by car anytime of year, although it's advised to check road conditions before setting out for the site.

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Photographer Frodi Brinks captures the Godafoss waterfall in Iceland. (Frodi Brinks)