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Hallgrímskirkja
-Evangelical Lutheran parish church of Reykjavik is a national monument dedicated to Hallgrimur Petursson
(1614-1674), a religious poet who wrote the Passion Hymns.
Address: Hallgrimstorg, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
 Winter (Oct-May) 9am-5pm, Summer (June-September) 9am-9pm. Opening Hours over Christmas period va...
2. The Sun Voyager
Solfar is an outdoor stainless steel sculpture of a dream boat; a Viking ship; a vessel transporting souls; a tribute to
the sun and a solar voyager. It was created by Jon Gunnar Arnason (1931-1989) to commemorate the 200th
anniversary of the city in 1990. The sculpture takes the form of the frame of a boat which resembles the bones
Address: Saebraut, Reykjavik, Iceland
3. Reykjavík City Hall
The City Hall stands on the shore of Lake Tjornin in the city center. The idea of a City Hall had been discussed for
many years but the concept was finally approved by the city council in 1987 and a competition was held to find the
perfect design. The building was completed and inaugurated in 1992. The building’s ground floor is designed so it is
Address: Tjarnargata 12, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
Open: Ground floor (cafe, exhibitions) Mon-Fri 8am-7pm; Sat-Sun noon-6pm. Information Desk open weekday...
Gulfoss and Geysir Express Half-Day Trip from ...
4. Geyser Geothermal Area and Strokkur
The geothermal area of Haukadalur and the Strokkur geyser are highlights of the Golden Circle tourist route. Here 
you can see bubbling mud pits and hot spring water bursting out of the ground. Haukadalur is located in a valley
north of Laugarvatn Lake on the slopes of Laugarfjall Hill. Iceland is one of only four countries in the ... read more
While in Reykjavik, Geyser Geothermal Area and Strokkur is just a day trip away.
Address: Strokkur, Haukadalsvegur, Geysir, Iceland (off Biskupstungnabraut)
Opening: Geysir Center: Jun-Aug 10am-10pm and Sept-May 10am-6pm. Geyser site itself open year round in day...
5. Crater Kerio
This attraction is often included in a tour of the Golden Circle together with the nearby Gullfoss waterfall,
Haukadalur geyser area and Thingvellir National Park. You can visit the crater independently if you have your own
transport or take a guided tour. Kerio is sometimes called Kerith or Kerid. The crater was formed approximately
6,500 years ago; it is the northernmost ... read more
Address: Kerio Crater, Route 35, Selfoss, Iceland
Opening Hours: Daylight hours.
6. Thingvellir National Park
The Thingvellir National Park is one of the three major attractions on the Golden Circle tourist route, located about
45km northeast of Reykjavik. The park is a UNESCO site and holds deep historic and cultural significance for the
Icelandic people. Thingvellir is in a rift valley on the crest of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, its terrain ... read more
Address: Thingvellir National Park, Blaskogabyggo, 801 Selfoss, Iceland
Opening s: Hakio Visitor Center: 1 April-1 Nov - 9am-6pm, 1 Nov-1 April - 9am-5pm; Leirar Information Center...
7. Reykjavík 871±2
The Settlement Exhibition is part of the Reykjavik City Museum together with the Reykjavik Museum of
Photography, Reykjavik Maritime Museum, Arbaer Open Air Museum and the Vioey Island. The museums are all
in different locations. Archaeological excavations were undertaken in Aoalstraeti and the oldest relics of human
habitation in Reykjavik were uncovered; some dating back ... read more
Address: Adalstraeti 16, Reykjavik 101, Iceland
Opening Hours: Daily 9am-8pm

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8. National Museum of Iceland
-explores the history and heritage of Iceland. It gives insight into the island’s history from settlement days to present
Address: Suourgotu 41, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
Open: May 1-September 15 - daily 10am-5pm; September 16 - April 30 - Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm, closed Mo...
9. Silfra
Silfra is a deep water-filled rift between the subterranean continental plates located on the edge of Thingvallavatn
Lake in Thingvellir National Park about 60km from Reykjavik. It is a world-class dive site of overwhelming beauty.
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge divides North America and the Eurasian Tectonic Plates and the South American ... read
Take the Day Trip from Reykjavik: Cave Exploring in Gjábakkahellir and Snorkeling in Silfra.
Address: Thingvallavatn Lake, Thingvellir National Park, 801 Selfoss, Iceland
Opening : Information Center at Leirar: 9am-5pm; 1 May-1 Sept 9am-8pm; Visitor Center at Hakio: 1 April-1 N...
Iceland South Coast and Jokulsarlon Lagoon Day ...
10. National Gallery of Iceland
The focus of this museum’s permanent collection is 19th- 20th century works by Icelandic artists but there are a
number of pieces by international artists. The museum’s Icelandic collection is the country’s most treasured
collection of this kind. International artists on display include Picasso. Munch, Hans Hartung, Karel Appel, ... read
Address: Frikirkjuvegur 7, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
: Tue-Sun 15 May-15 Sept: 10am-5pm; 16 Sept-14 May: 11am-5pm. Closed Dec 24-26 and 31st plus New Ye...
11. Skogafoss
This waterfall is often included in a tour of the south coast of Iceland. The waterfall is fed by the Skoga River and
pours over the cliffs which once formed the edge of the sea. Today you can take the south coast road with the sea on
one side and on the inland side a flat stretch of land about 5km wide bordered by dramatic cliffs ...   Day Trip on the
Icelandic South Coast from Reykjavik: Seljalandsfoss, Skogafoss and Reynisfjara Black Beach.
Address: Skogar, Southern Ring Road, 861 Iceland
12. Vik Black Sand Beach
Vik i Myrdal can be visited as part of a tour of southern Iceland from Reykjavik. It is the country’s most southerly
village and one of the wettest; located about 180km from the capital. Vik is between the Myrdalsjokull glacier and
the sea and sits on the Katla volcano which last erupted in 1918. In 2010 Vik was affected by ash from the eruption
of Eyjafjallajokull. Vik ... read more
Address: Reynisdrangar, Iceland
Opening Hours: Beach 24/7; Black Beach Restaurant: 11am-6pm
13. Seljalandsfoss
Thousands of years ago the sea along the southern coast of Iceland crashed against high cliffs; over the years those
cliffs slowly receded and today they stand about 5km from the sea parallel to the coastal road and separating the
coastal Lowlands from the Highlands. As you drive along the coastal road with the sea on one side and a ... read
Address: Seljalandsfoss, (road 249) Þórsmerkurvegur, 861 Icelan
Snowmobiling on Langjökull Glacier with Pickup ...
14. Gullfoss Waterfall
The Gullfoss Waterfall (Icelandic for Golden Falls) is within the small Gullfoss National Park; it is one of three
major attractions on the Golden Circle tour route. Gullfoss is actually two waterfalls which each make a spectacular
drop at right angles to each other spanning the upper part of the Hvita River. The higher of the two ... read more
Snowmobiling on Langjökull Glacier with Pickup from Gullfoss Waterfall
Address: Gullfoss National Park, 801 Selfoss, Iceland

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Opening Hours: Daylight hours.
15. Blue Lagoon
Address: 240 Grindavik, Svartsengi, Iceland
Open: 1 Jan-31 May and 1 Oct-31 Dec: 9am-8pm; 1 Jun-31 Aug: 8am-10pm; 1 Sept-30 Sept: 8am-8pm. Can stay...
16. Arbaer Open-Air Museum
This museum is part of the Reykjavik City Museum together with several other sites. The open-air museum was
opened in 1957 on the site of a former farm.  20 historic structures were brought together from across the country
and arranged around a square forming a small village, town square and farm. The houses have been preserved for
visitors to learn about the lifestyle, ... read more
Address: Kistuhyl 4, 110 Reykjavik, Iceland
Opening Hours: June 1 - August 31: Daily 10am-5pm, September 1 - May 31: by guided tour only at 1pm or by
appoin...
17. Whale Watching
Whale watching excursions are offered from Reykjavik Old Harbor; the whale watching season is from May to
August. Even in the winter there are companies which will take you out on the regular whale watching route but will
warn you that it is very unlikely that you will see the whales. If you do go on one of the winter whale watching
Address: Tours leave from Reykjavik Old Harbor, Reykjavik, 101, Iceland
Opening Hours: Whale Watching Season: May-August. Nov-Feb: 1pm; March-April and Oct: 9am, 1pm; May:
9am, 1pm, 5p...
18. Northern Lights
Perhaps one of the most sought after experience for tourists visiting Iceland the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis
are an elusive natural phenomenon of bright colorful lights in the night sky. The green, pink, purple, white and blue
lights in the sky are formed by electronically charged particles from the sun colliding with the ... read more
Address: Reykjavik, Iceland - Away from city lights and cloudy skies.
Opening Hours: Nighttime. Mid-September-Mid-April.
19. Perlan
Perlan (The Pearl) sits above Reykjavik on the Oskjuhlio Hill, its structure has a distinct dome that has become a
landmark of the city skyline. Perlan was built in 1991 on the site of hot water storage tanks which have held
geothermal warmed water for decades. Geothermal heat is essential to Iceland; it provides reliable, safe and ... read
Address: Oskjuhlio, 105 Reykjavik, Iceland
Phone Number: +354 562 0200
Opening Hours: Building opens daily at 10am; restaurant at 9am on weekdays and noon on weekends.
20. Nauthólsvík Beach
In 2001 this beach was opened to the public making use of the country’s natural geothermal energy. The project
involved building an artificial lagoon with massive sea walls. Here cold sea water and hot geothermal water meet
producing a year-round lagoon of warm water.
Address: Nautholsvegur, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
 May 15-Aug 15 daily 10am-7pm; 16 August-14 May - weekdays 11am-1pm and Saturdays 11am-3pm, Mon an...
21. Culture House
Six different cultural institutes display items from their collections here in the exhibition Points of View. The
exhibition takes you through the country’s cultural history
Address: Hverfisgata 15, 101 Reykjavik
Opening Hours: Tues-Sun 10am-5pm. Special Opening Hours in December (usually closed 24th - 1 Jan).

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 22. Vikin Maritime Museum
The Maritime Museum is one of several museums run by the Reykjavik City. Fittingly located in a renovated former
fish factory in the Old Harbor of Reykjavik this museum focuses on the maritime history of the city.  The museum
has five distinct sections each looking at an aspect of Icelandic maritime history.
Address: Grandagardur 8, Reykjavik, Iceland
Opening : Daily 10am-5pm, Guided tours of Guard vessel Odinn daily at 1pm, 2pm and 3pm. 23 Dec - 10am-5pm, .
23. Icelandic Horse Riding
The Icelandic or Viking horses are a unique breed; they are short, stocky and good natured horses with lush long
manes. Tourists can visit a horse farm not far from Reykjavik for a short ride or even make long horseback
Opening Hours: Daylight hours
24. Jokulsarlon Lagoon
The Jokulsarlon Lake is on the edge of the Vatnajokull National Park in southeast Iceland between Hofn and
Skaftafell. It can be included in a tour of the south coast. Thousands of years ago the Breioamerkurjokull glacier
started to melt and recede away from the Atlantic Ocean leaving the melted water in its wake
Address: Jokulsarlon Lagoon, 781 Höfn í Hornafirði, Iceland
: Lake open for viewing 24/7; Café year-round; Boat and Amphibian Tours: Weather permitting: June-A...Filming
25. Langjokull Glacier Ice Tunnel
Langjokull is Europe’s second largest ice cap (a mass of ice); it is located in the Icelandic Midwest Highlands a
couple of hours drive from Reykjavik and is the closest glacier to the capital. The ice cap covers 950km² and is 580
meters thick in places; at its highest point the ice cap reaches approximately 1200-1300 meters above sea level.
Langjokull is 50km long and ... read more
Address: Langjokull, Iceland; Tours of Into the Glacier depart from Reykjavik or Husafell which is on the
Opening Hours: Klaki Base Camp: High season 10am-4pm
26. Videy Island and Imagine Peace Tower
Videy Island is the largest of several small islands in Kollafjord Bay off the coast of Reykjavik. The island covers
1.7km² and is divided by a thin strip of land into a west, east, southeastern and Home Island. Videy Island has dark
basalt rock on the eastern shore and across the island there is rich vegetation including over 150 species of plant.
Address: Videy Island, Reykjavik 104, Iceland
Opening Hours: Imagine Peace Tower lit 9 Oct-8 Dec; 21 Dec-31 Dec; 18 Feb; 20 March-27 March. Lit 1 hour aft
27. Phallological Museum
Address: Laugavegur 116, Reykjavik 105, Iceland
Opening Hours: Daily May 1-September 30: 10am-6pm; October 1 - April 30: 11am-6pm
28. Volcano House
Address: Tryggvagata 11, Reykjavík, Iceland
Opening Hours: Daily, 10am-10pm
29. Skalholt Church
This church is sometimes included in the Golden Circle tour with famous attractions like the Gullfoss waterfall,
geyser area and Thingvellir National Park. It can also be included in a tour of the south coast. The Skalholt Church
stands near the River Hvita; from 1056 to 1785 it was one of two Episcopal sees together with Holar. An Episcopal
see is the geographical
Address: Skalholt, Skalholtsskoli, Selfoss, 801 Iceland
Open Daily 9am-6pm; Weekdays - 9am morning prayers, evening prayers 9pm, Sunday mass 11am, summer time...

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 30. Reykjavík Zoo & Family Park
, Viking horses, North Atlantic fish, arctic foxes and reindeers.
Address: Hafrafell v/Engjaveg, 104 Reykjavik, Iceland
Opening Hours: 24 August-31 May: 10am-5pm; 1 June-23 August: 10am-6pm; coffee house 10am-5:30pm; closed
December...