With its tiny rooms, tin walls and everyday items dotted around (sewing baskets, armchairs), ³§¾±²µ²µ³Ü²úæ°ù provides an insight into life for a fisher's family in the early 1900s.
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28.49 MILES
Near the dramatic Almannagjá fault and fronted by a boardwalk is the Lögberg (Law Rock), where the Alþingi (Parliament) convened annually. This was where…
29.21 MILES
The Þingvellir plain is situated on a tectonic-plate boundary where North America and Europe are tearing away from each other at a rate of 1mm to 18mm per…
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ReykjavÃk’s immense white-concrete church (1945–86), star of a thousand postcards, dominates the skyline and is visible from up to 20km away. An elevator…
4.92 MILES
Artefacts from settlement to the modern age fill the creative display spaces of Iceland's superb National Museum. Exhibits give an excellent overview of…
5.31 MILES
This fascinating archaeological ruin-museum is based around a 10th-century Viking longhouse unearthed here from 2001 to 2002 and other Settlement-Era…
5.54 MILES
With its ever-changing facets glistening on the water's edge, ReykjavÃk’s sparkling Harpa concert hall and cultural centre is a beauty to behold. In…
Icelandic Phallological Museum
5.16 MILES
Oh, the jokes are endless here... This unique museum houses a huge collection of penises, and it's actually very well done. From pickled pickles to…
5.58 MILES
Largely a service harbour until recently, the Old Harbour and the neighbouring Grandi area have blossomed into tourist hot spots, with key art galleries,…
Nearby Greater ReykjavÃk attractions
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Built in 1906, µþ±ð²µ²µ³Ü²úúð was a household goods shop on the town's main street. It moved to its current site in 2008 and is laid out as it was in the early…
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This peaceful park is filled with lava grottoes and is apparently one of the favourite places of the huldufólk (hidden people) – the álfar (elves),…
3. Hafnarfjörður Museum – Pakkhúsið
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Hafnarfjörður Museum is divided over several buildings. Start at the main building, Pakkhúsið, for three floors of displays on the history of…
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In the 19th-century, merchant Bjarni SÃvertsen lived in this beautiful home. He was the most important man in Hafnarfjörður and the house is decked out…
0.16 MILES
No, not a house without books, but the former home of Harry and Douglas Bookless, Scottish brothers who ran a fisheries operation here in the early 1900s…
6. Hafnarborg Centre of Culture & Fine Art
0.28 MILES
A contemporary gallery with bright and modern display spaces and rotating exhibitions of well-chosen art.
7. Museum of Design & Applied Art
1.72 MILES
All elements of Icelandic design ranging from unique furniture to knitwear, shoes and album art are celebrated at this small museum. There's also a Kraum…
8. Natural History Museum of Kópavogur
3.2 MILES
Iceland’s unique geology and wildlife are showcased here. Highlights include an orca skeleton, a good collection of taxidermied animals and Mývatn lake’s…