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Reykjavik
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Things to Do in Reykjavik

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  • Perlan stands upon Reykjavík's highest hill - housing a unique nature & science exhibition

1. Perlan

2,475
Speciality Museums • Points of Interest & Landmarks
Admission tickets from €19.80
By davidjohnflavell
It covers all aspects of Iceland’s Geology and flora using the latest virtual technology to give the visitor a real…
  • Harpa

2. Harpa Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre

8,681
Architectural Buildings • Theatres
Miðborg
By TsviShlomo
This performance, meeting and exhibition space is dramatically situated at the edge of the Reykjavik Harbor.
  • imposing building

3. Hallgrimskirkja

22,014
Churches & Cathedrals
Miðborg
By Africancrab
The church soars over the Icelandic capital Reykjavik, its scale is also heightened by the vertical rows of descending…

4. National Museum of Iceland

3,815
History Museums
Admission tickets from €16.42
By LocalFoodLoverNW
With some 2,000 objects to view, the history of Iceland is rendered as a journey through time, beginning about 800 AD.

5. Aurora Reykjavik

1,701
Speciality Museums
Admission tickets from €14.07
By karenpammy2016
This is a self-guided tour that describes the history of the Aurora Borealis from around the world along with wonderful…
  • A panorama view of Viking Age Reykjavik. Was this how the area looked like during the settlement

6. The Settlement Exhibition

3,004
Speciality Museums • Historic Sites
Miðborg
By AL188
The authentic archaeological dig around which this museum is organized provides the backdrop for understanding the…
  • stunning day for a walk

7. Sun Voyager

8,666
Monuments & Statues
Miðborg
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Open now
By MarkN7453
The sun voyager is a modern work of art built along the "bones" of a Viking ship.

8. Arbaer Open Air Museum

670
Historic Walking Areas • History Museums
By Robbin412
A grouping of historic buildings from central Reykjavik that were moved to this location rather than being torn down…

9. Laugavegur

2,688
Points of Interest & Landmarks
Miðborg
By 305gregk
It is an amalgam of various shops, restaurants and bars.
  • Yfirlit diskur og barnalaug

10. Laugardalslaug

1,145
Sports Complexes
Laugardalur
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Open now
By smrtsch
This is the largest of the great Reykjavik geothermal pools.
  • Tales from Iceland

11. Tales from Iceland

539
Speciality Museums • History Museums
Admission tickets from €15.83
By WhereforeChristopher
Through the medium of short videos, the museum lightly exposes visitors to a curated vision of Iceland as told by two…
  • Lighthouse

12. Grotta Lighthouse

531
Lighthouses
By AgustinaT260
This is the scene of the continual history of Iceland since the Viking settlement, through the ages of hardship and…
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