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Gljúfrasteinn – Laxness Museum
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Gljúfrasteinn – Laxness Museum

Gljúfrasteinn was the home of writer Halldór Laxness (winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955) and his family for more than half a century. Halldór was a prolific writer during his ...
Mosfellsbær Art Gallery / Mosfellsbær Library
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Mosfellsbær Art Gallery / Mosfellsbær Library

Mosfellsbær Art Gallery opened in 2005 and is a part of the town's public library. Both the gallery and the library are a central part of the cultural life of Mosfellsbær and are frequently ...
The Icelandic Phallological Museum
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The Icelandic Phallological Museum

The Icelandic Phallological Museum is one of the most informative, humorous, and unusual museums in the world. The world famous “Penis museum” in Reykjavik is the only museum in the world to ...
Hafnarfjörður Museum
History MuseumsReykjavik

Hafnarfjörður Museum

Hafnarfjörður Museum features the cultural history of the town of Hafnarfjörður through artefacts, photographs, and stories of the town. Hafnarfjörður Museum consists of six houses, and nine ...
Museum of Design and Applied Art
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Museum of Design and Applied Art

The Museum of Design and Applied Art is the only museum in Iceland that specialises in the field of Icelandic design and applied art. It houses a collection of 3,000 objects such as ...
Reykjavík Zoo and Family Park
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Reykjavík Zoo and Family Park

The Reykjavík Zoo and Family park is a fun day out of for families, offering both domestic animals as well as a theme park. Open every day of the year, the main focus of the zoo is on ...
Reykjavik Botanic Garden
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Reykjavik Botanic Garden

The Botanic Garden is an outdoor collection of plants situated in Laugardalur valley in the heart of Reykjavík. The garden’s main role is to conserve plants for education, research, and ...
Nesstofa By Seltjörn Pond
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Nesstofa By Seltjörn Pond

Nesstofa has a unique architectural significance. The house was built in 1761-1767 as the official residence of Iceland’s first Medical Doctor and first Pharmacist. The Exhibition Nesstofa ...
The Pharmacy Museum And The Herbal Garden
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The Pharmacy Museum And The Herbal Garden

The Pharmacy Museum has charming exhibitions displaying the history of pharmacy in the 20th century. The Herbal Garden of Nes is a medicinal and culinary garden communicating the history of ...
Aurora Reykjavík
Natural Science MuseumsReykjavik

Aurora Reykjavík

Take a walk through history and learn how people and cultures around the world saw the Northern Lights via legends and myths connected to this amazing phenomenon. The museum features ...