Akureyri, Iceland's second city, may be small by global standards, but it feels like a bustling metropolis in the country's remote North. With just 18,000 residents, it's a mini-Reykjavík where you can fuel up, stock up on groceries, and maybe even check out the cool town church designed by the same architect as Reykjavík's iconic Hallgrímskirkja. Don't forget to take a dip at the lively thermal swimming pool complex before hitting the road again.