The East Iceland Technical Museum is housed in two historic buildings in Seydisfjordur.   The old mechanical workshop traces the development of technological innovatio...

At the Bobby Fischer Center, you can find items related to the great chess genius Bobby Fischer on display. He became the World Champion in Reykjavik 1972 when he won the Sovi...

What is the Settlement Center?   Based in two of Borgarnes’s oldest buildings, the Settlement Center is devoted to recreating Iceland’s earliest days, including one of the bes...

The Lava Centre, located beside the N1 road close to the village of Hvolsvollur, offers visitors a full multimedia experience; immersing guests into Iceland’s volcanic and seismic...

LIBRARY OF WATER is a long-term project conceived by Roni Horn for a former library in the coastal town of Stykkisholmur in Iceland. The building stands on a promontory overlo...

Þingeyrakirkja – the Church at Þingeyrar is one of the most important Icelandic churches. It was built of stone in Romanesque style and consecrated 1877. The church possesses...

The Women's library or the Women’s Book Lounge is an educational museum dedicated to the writings of Icelandic female writers. The formal opening was in April 2013. The goal o...

This church sits high on the hillside, as was customary for homes of chieftains, so you could easily observe if friend or foe was approaching. One of the greatest heroes of the...

The last execution in Iceland took place on a prominent hillock just off road 1, in 1830.  Agnes Magnusdottir and Friðrik Sigurðsson were beheaded for the murder of their...

Under the auspices of The Icelandic Horse History Centre, an exhibition is located in the old stables at Holar in Hjaltadal. The exhibition gives a good insight into the history of...