Árnesinga Folk Museum - The House at Eyrarbakki
In the village of Eyrarbakki, 10 min from Selfoss
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801, Selfoss
Húsið (The House) at Eyrarbakki is one of Iceland's oldest buildings, built in 1765 when Danish merchants were allowed to overwinter in Iceland for ...
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Folk Museum and Museum of Transport in Skogar
In the village of Skógar
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861, Hvolsvöllur
Situated next to the stunning Skógafoss waterfall in extraordinarily beautiful natural surroundings, the Skógar Folk Museum preserves the cultural ...
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Thingvellir, National park
30 min. from Reykjavík and 30 min. from Laugarvatn
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801, Selfoss
Þingvellir (Icelandic "Þing": parliament, "vellir": plains) is a place in the southwest of Iceland near the peninsula of Reykjanes and the Hengill ...
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Geysir Centre
Beside the Geysir hot spring area, same house as the restaurant.
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801, Selfoss
Geysir multimedia showWhat does a volcanic eruption look like? What’s the fascination with the northern lights all about? What do you imagine an ice ...
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Heklacentre
At Leirubakki on the road to Sigalda (Landmannalaugar) from Hella
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851, Hella
The Hekla Center houses a contemporary, multimedia exhibition on Mount Hekla, its history, and its influence on human life in Iceland from the time ...
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Skalholt Church
Around 20-30 min. from Gullfoss and Geysir
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801, Selfoss
Situated in the lower part of the Biskupstungur valley between the rivers Hvítá and Brúará, Skálholt is one of Iceland's places of special historical ...
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Brydebud
In the center of the village Vík
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870, Vík
Brydebúð is situated in the older section of Vík, on the west side of the village, below the so-called "banks". This small museum is at the roots of ...
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Eyrarbakki Maritime Museum
In the village of Eyrarbakki 10 min. from Selfoss
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820, Eyrarbakki
The museum takes the visitor back to old times in a small Icelandic fishing village. On display is a fine collection of artifacts connected with ...
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The Village in Eyrarbakki
In the village of Eyrarbakki, 10 min. from Selfoss
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820, Eyrarbakki
The Village museum is a reconstructed Icelandic seashore village from the turn of the century in 1900 located in the old fish freezing plant in ...
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Baugstadir Creamery
In the village of Stokkseyri
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825, Stokkseyri
The only creamery in Iceland still with its original equipment is at Baugsstaðir. It was founded in 1904 by 48 farmers from Stokkseyri and its ...
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Thuridar cottage
Close to the center of Stokkseyri village
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825, Stokkseyri
Þuríðarbúð was erected in 1949 in memory of Þuríður Einarsdóttir and old working procedures.
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Icelandic Wonders
In Stokkseyrii village, about 10 min from Selfoss
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Nupsstadur
Around 25 mín drive east of Kirkubæjarklaustur
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At Nupsstadur there are remarkable old buildings that are believed to be typical for farms in Iceland in past centuries. The one you should notice is ...
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Skogar church
At Skógar village in the museum area
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861, Hvolsvöllur
Skógar was a church site from shortly after the adoption of Christianity in Iceland around 1000 AD; the first church was built by about 1100, ...
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Stong, Commonwealth Settlement and Gjáin gorge
In Thjorsardalur valley, 1 hour drive from Selfoss
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Some early settlers of Iceland chose the fertile valley of Thjorsádal as the site for their farmsteads. They were unaware of the fact that the ...
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The Saga Centre at Hvolsvollur, The story of Burnt Njall
In Hvolsvollur village on the same road who leads to Fljotshlid
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860, Hvolsvöllur
At the Saga Centre in Hvolsvöllur, guests are invited into a medieval world of Icelandic culture in the early centuries of Iceland’s history. The ...
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Thingvellir Educational Centre
In Thingvellir National Park at the beginning of Almannagja gorge.
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801, Selfoss
Þingvellir was declared a national park in 1930. A law was passed designating Þingvellir as “a protected national shrine for all Icelanders, the ...
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Holtamanna highland district
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