Skip the Line: HúsavÃk Whale Museum Admission Ticket
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Skip the Line: HúsavÃk Whale Museum Admission Ticket
By The Husavik Whale Museum
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Ages 10-120
Duration: 40–120 minutes
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- Free coffee
- Entry/Admission - The Husavik Whale Museum
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- Returns to original departure point
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
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PH113
00Spend some time with these whales
The predictably unpredictable Icelandic weather cancelled our whale-watching excursion - so we came here to the mus…
crunchie63
00Wonderful moving experience
What a fabulous place all 30+ exhibits were life size made of a rubber substance so they were touchable …it was bea…
rvdzijden
00Disturbing whales is not so gentle and ecobfriendly!!
At first we visited the whale museum next to the harbour. We saw a disturbing video where was shown that whales are…
gazter
00Lovey museum with the skeletons of many whales, well laid out.
Many museums have moved into activism, everything has a hidden and not so hidden agenda. But it is good to see a pr…
Ian H
00very interesting
An interesting and educational way to spend half an hour looking at the history of whaling and the skeletons of wha…
71Kickan
00Wonderful
Wonderful displays, Ã lot of interesting information that was presented in a nice way. Loved the gift shop!
CoastGuardSteve
00Quick overview of Icelands whales and Whaling Industry
Its a small museum that shows the whales and some other marine mammals/birds around Iceland. It has a whaling secti…
929paulinab
00very informative and with a purpose
Very informative museum, with a purpose where no skeletons come from whales that were purposefully killed.
Russell3939
00Better than I thought
I don’t usually like museums and came because the family wanted to go. I found the museum to be better than expecte…
RichtheWeasle
00Well worth a visit - great use of specimens to tell the story of whales in Iceland.
We'd read about the Husavik Whale Museum in one of our guide books and were very glad that we visited. Great detai…
355stefang
00Informative and impressive
Excellent museum concerning whales - lots of detailed information. Staff very kind. Entry fee fair, and discounted …
657emiliet
00Worth the visit
Even for those of us who come from whale watching country ( Northern Califonia Coast) this was a must see. No lines…
W7022VGtoddt
00A Worthwhile Visit Before You Go Whale Watching!
This was an excellent museum with some awesome full skeletons of several species of whales, including a small great…
366dirkd
00Something you want to do when you're in Husavik
The number of museums outside Reykjavik is obviously limited and I expect this is one of the more entertaining ones…
halbeaditya
00Its not bad
Its iceland so obviously its expensive. Lots of information about whales so if you like museums in general then its…
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fussgussysmom
Albuquerque, NM442 contributions
Jul 2021
Just seeing the entire skeleton of the HUGE blue whale was worth the admission price! It was a relatively small blue whale--only about 25 meters long. This museum is the highlight of things to see in Husavik. There is a children's playroom called the Yellow Submarine, with books about sea creatures and many other things for children to do to be entertained. The museum has two floors and is extensive. Don't forget to watch the show and pay a few more kroners to use the 5-minute virtual reality device to feel like you're actually swimming with whales and seals. This remarkable museum is wonderful. I learned so much! You can spend a few hours or all day in here. Great for a rainy day event for sure. Lastly, they have a wonderful and extensive souvenir shop where I could actually buy the things we collect (a shot glass and a fridge magnet) from this specific museum. Most sights in Iceland only sell generic Iceland items.
Written July 20, 2021
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Thank you for reviewing our museum. We are very proud of our unique blue whale exhibition, and we are happy to hear that you enjoyed it.
Kind regards,
The HúsavÃk Whale Museum staff
Written September 2, 2021
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haanahh
Prague, Czech Republic260 contributions
Sep 2020
The whale museum is very interesting. They have a whole whale skeleton inside and the exhibition is done very well and you learn lot of different things. Some video footages are also available to give you a better insight.
Written January 19, 2021
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Thank you for reviewing our museum. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the visit.
Kind regards,
The HúsavÃk Whale Museum staff
Written September 2, 2021
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Jennifer O
Asheville, NC42 contributions
Jun 2021 • Family
Small but informative and interesting museum. Lots of exhibits about whale species and many whale skeletons, including a blue whale. Upcoming exhibit about plastics in the ocean. Really cute kids Yellow Submarine play area (the teenagers couldn’t resist a photo opp). Great complement to a whale watching tour.
Written June 29, 2021
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Thank you for reviewing our museum. The plastic exhibit is now open to the public, so please visit us again in the future.
Kind regards,
The HúsavÃk Whale Museum staff
Written September 2, 2021
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ukrandomtraveller
uk480 contributions
Jun 2021
we had some time before our whale watching trip and spent a really interesting 30 minutes here. we could have easily spent longer. we learnt so much about whales....nice exhibits and photos. the skeleton displays were really effective. In particular they showed the history of whaling...why it had risen ) and how ultimately it had declined
Written July 5, 2021
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Thank you for the review. The whaling history of Iceland is indeed long and complicated.
We are glad you found it to be interesting.
Kind regards,
The HúsavÃk Whale Museum staff
Written September 2, 2021
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lisa026
iceland458 contributions
May 2021
A very interesting and well done museum, the best I have seen in Iceland on whales. Very much recommended.
Written May 30, 2021
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Jan P
3 contributions
Apr 2019 • Couples
The museum presents whales as unique animals and their natural environment and living habits as well as humans attitude to them starting from early whaling, through massive industrial whaling and its consequences in almost depleting some of the species up to todays protection.
All the presented (11) skeletons of different species were washed out on the Iceland shores by the sea and each of them is accompanied by its story.
Between other things, the museum presents a documentary movie from 70s about a whaling station, which was filmed by czechoslovak film makes and it is presented with original sound in czech and with english subtitles.
Otherwise all the stories and comments are in english and icelandic.
I highly recommend the museum.
All the presented (11) skeletons of different species were washed out on the Iceland shores by the sea and each of them is accompanied by its story.
Between other things, the museum presents a documentary movie from 70s about a whaling station, which was filmed by czechoslovak film makes and it is presented with original sound in czech and with english subtitles.
Otherwise all the stories and comments are in english and icelandic.
I highly recommend the museum.
Written May 1, 2019
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Thank you for reviewing the HúsavÃk Whale Museum.
We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the visit.
Kind regards,
The HúsavÃk Whale Museum staff
Written May 2, 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Robert J
Bow, NH175 contributions
Aug 2022
Very informative museum with many skeletal specimens (none from Hunting) including a massive blue whale. Huge displays, definitely worthwhile.
Written September 3, 2022
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Thank you for taking the time to review our museum.
We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the visit.
Kind regards,
The HúsavÃk Whale Museum Team
Written September 6, 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
3waytieforlast
Portland, OR418 contributions
Aug 2021
magnificent, graceful, longest-living animals; learn more about them, and their complicated relationship with humans....
Written August 4, 2021
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Robert L
Amherst, MA1,552 contributions
Jun 2021 • Couples
I didn't know what to expect but I could have spent hours here. Facts about each type of whale but the exhibit rooms were fascinating. Sections on harvesting, beached whales, specific anatomical variations, etc etc. So interesting!!!
Written June 28, 2021
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Thank you for reviewing our museum. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the visit and found it interesting.
Kind regards,
The HúsavÃk Whale Museum staff
Written September 2, 2021
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
ViktorÃa
Selfoss, Iceland213 contributions
Jun 2021 • Couples
A very interesting museum to visit. They have many cetacean skeletons from different species, (never thought I could see the horn of a narwhal in real life) as well as a lot of information about whales in Iceland. Definitely a must do in HúsavÃk.
Written June 25, 2021
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Thank you for reviewing our museum. The narwhal tusk is very impressive at it's full size. I hope you also saw our unicorn skull in the lobby.
Kind regards,
The HúsavÃk Whale Museum staff
Written September 2, 2021
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