Top Things to Do in North Iceland

Glaumbær (Skagafjörður Folk Museum)

Iceland has several museums inside preserved 19th-century turf buildings, and Glaumbær can be a good...

Akureyri Art Museum (Listasafnid a Akureyri)

The main drag for gallery-trollers is Kaupvangsstræti, which winds uphill from the city center, just...

Húsavík Whale Museum (Hvalasafnið á Húsavík)

This engaging and informative museum examines all things whale: whale biology, whale sociology, whale...

Mývatn Nature Baths (Jarðböðin Við Mývatn)

It's tempting to tout this nature bath as the undiscovered alternative to the crowded and touristy Blue...

Minjahús

The permanent exhibit features the outmoded workshops of a local blacksmith, watchmaker, carpenter, and...

Aviation Museum (Flugsafn Islands)

Devoted fans of antique planes will delight in this museum inside an airplane hangar. One display holds...

Húsavík Museum (Safnahúsið)

Icelandic museums based on regional histories are often too esoteric, but Safnahúsið has an unusually...

Icelandic Emigration Center (Vesturfarasetrið)

North Americans of Icelandic descent often head straight for this museum and genealogical research center,...

Museum of Small Exhibits (Smámunasafn)

With its long and dark winters, Iceland has bred many compulsive hoarders. This oddball museum is essentially...

Transportation Museum at Ystafell (Samgönguminjasafnið Ystafelli)

Vintage car junkies should enjoy this collection of 100 vehicles, all veterans of Icelandic roads. Curator...