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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 39 attractions in Reykjavik

Ideal for short-stay visitors, this scenic driving route through southwestern Iceland features excellent scenery and major sites.  The geysirs, gulfoss, Thingvellir, and the new power plant are...

Attraction type: Scenic drive; Tour
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 39 attractions in Reykjavik
Attraction type: Tour
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 39 attractions in Reykjavik

  Iceland's National Museum was established on 24 February 1863. Up until that time Icelandic museum pieces had been preserved and kept in Danish collections. During it's first decades, the museum was

Attraction type: History museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 39 attractions in Reykjavik

The Pearl is one of the more recognizable landmarks in Reykjavik.  The five immense hot water tanks are topped with a domed revolving restaurant with an atrium on the floors below.  Open Daily.

Attraction type: Landmark/point of interest
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 39 attractions in Reykjavik
Attraction type: Park
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 39 attractions in Reykjavik

Puffin Express offers one-hour tours to the Puffin Islands in Reykjavik harbor. The popular guided sightseeing cruise runs from May 1 to September 1 in a small boat especially designed to get within...

Attraction type: Group tour/boat
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 39 attractions in Reykjavik

Authentic village of 18th-and 19th-century houses.

Attraction type: Museum; Historic village
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 39 attractions in Reykjavik
Attraction type: History museum; Museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 39 attractions in Reykjavik
Attraction type: Museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 39 attractions in Reykjavik
Attraction type: Statue
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #11 of 39 attractions in Reykjavik

The Reykjavik Art Museum at Tryggvagata 17 is housed in a stylishly renovated former port warehouse.  Many of the second floor galleries feature the work of Icelandic artist Erro.  Open daily.

Attraction type: Art museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #12 of 39 attractions in Reykjavik
Attraction type: Bar/club
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #13 of 39 attractions in Reykjavik

The tower of Hallgrimskirkja is clearly visible from many points in Reykjavik and serves as a navigational landmark.  Completed in 1974, the splendid basalt cathedral is open daily.  Admission is...

Attraction type: Religious site
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #14 of 39 attractions in Reykjavik

The National Gallery is a sleek, light-filled structure housing a permanent collection of work by Icelandic artists that is supplemented by changing exhibitions.  Open Tuesday-Sunday 11AM to 5PM...

Attraction type: Art museum
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #15 of 39 attractions in Reykjavik
Attraction type: Art museum; Historic home
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #16 of 39 attractions in Reykjavik
Attraction type: Bar/club
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #17 of 39 attractions in Reykjavik
Attraction type: Tour
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #18 of 39 attractions in Reykjavik

One of the biggest dance clubs in Reykjavik features several bars, strobe lights and a stage for live performances.

Attraction type: Dance club/disco; Bar/club
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #19 of 39 attractions in Reykjavik

Popular bar that features magnificent wall lighting that reflects 300 different colors and intensities of light.

Attraction type: Bar/club
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #20 of 39 attractions in Reykjavik

Ásmundarsafn makes 1/3 of Reykjavík Art museum, the other two being Kjarvalsstaðir and Hafnarhús. It is housed in a beautiful white domed building in the Laugardallur valley residential district. This

Attraction type: Art museum
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