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What to see in Reykjavik on foot

50 sights worth the detour, all walkable, all offline.

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Reykjavik is a city made for walking. This self-guided guide maps 50 of its sights worth the detour — landmarks, historic sites, museums and galleries, parks and gardens and public art — the places locals point to and the tour buses skip, close enough to string into a single day on foot. Download the Reykjavik pack in Voyage GO before you go and the whole route works offline: no roaming, no dead battery from a live map. Every monument, viewpoint and park you pass quietly fills your travel passport.

Landmarks2

  1. 1Bæjarins Beztu PylsurBæjarins Beztu Pylsur is a small chain of hot dog stands located in Reykjavík, Iceland.
  2. 2HallgrímskirkjaHallgrímskirkja is a Protestant Lutheran parish church in Reykjavík, Iceland.

Historic Sites11

  1. 3Reykjavík Konsúlat Hótel, Curio Collection By Hilton
  2. 4ÞjóðleikhúsiðThe National Theatre of Iceland in Reykjavík, is the national theatre of Iceland.
  3. 5Reykjavikurapótek
  4. 6ÓðinnICGV Óðinn is a decommissioned offshore patrol vessel formerly operated by the Icelandic Coast Guard.
  5. 7Steinbryggjan
  6. 8Sæmundur á selnum
  7. 9Tryggvi Gunnarsson
  8. 10Ingólfur Arnarson
  9. 11Minør
  10. 12Klyfjahestur
  11. 13Hallgrimsharpan

Museums & Galleries17

  1. 14Listasafn ReykjavíkurReykjavik Art Museum is the largest visual art institution in Iceland.
  2. 15Ljósmyndasafn ReykjavíkurReykjavík Museum of Photography, in Reykjavík, Iceland, preserves about five million photographs by professional and amateur photographers, from around 1870 to the present century.
  3. 16Listasafn ÍslandsThe National Gallery of Iceland is an art museum in Reykjavík which contains a collection of Icelandic art.
  4. 17Reykjavík 871±2The Settlement Exhibition Reykjavík 871±2 is an exhibit run the Reykjavik City Museum in Reykjavík, Iceland.
  5. 18Hið Íslenzka ReðasafnThe Icelandic Phallological Museum, located in Reykjavík, Iceland, houses the world's largest display of penises and penile parts.
  6. 19VíkinThe Reykjavik Maritime Museum, formerly Víkin Maritime Museum, is a maritime museum located by the old harbour in the capital of Iceland, Reykjavík and run by Reykjavik City.
  7. 20Sjóminjasafnið í ReykjavíkThe Reykjavik Maritime Museum, formerly Víkin Maritime Museum, is a maritime museum located by the old harbour in the capital of Iceland, Reykjavík and run by Reykjavik City.
  8. 21Safnahúsið
  9. 22Listasafn Einars Jónssonar
  10. 23Aðalstræti 10
  11. 24Saga Museum
  12. 25HvalasýninginWhales of Iceland is a natural history museum located in the Grandi harbour district of Reykjavík, Iceland.
  13. 26Þjóðminjasafn Íslands
  14. 27Arctic Photo
  15. 28Tónlistarsafn Íslands
  16. 29Fiskhöllin
  17. 30Art 67

Parks & Gardens6

  1. 31Hljómskálagarðurinn
  2. 32Alþingisgarðurinn
  3. 33Kænugarður
  4. 34ArnarhóllArnarhóll is a hill next to the centre of Reykjavík, Iceland's capital city.
  5. 35Landakotstún
  6. 36Fógetagarðurinn

Public Art14

  1. 37SólfarThe Sun Voyager is a sculpture by Jón Gunnar Árnason, located next to the Sæbraut road in Reykjavík, Iceland.
  2. 38Svarta keilan, minnisvarði um borgaralega óhlýðni
  3. 39Leifur EiríkssonLeifr Eiricsson, sometimes called the Leif Eiricsson Memorial, is a statue of Norse explorer Leif Erikson created by American artist Alexander Stirling Calder.
  4. 40Pallas Athena
  5. 41Jón Sigurðsson
  6. 42Berliner Bär
  7. 43Vatnsberinn
  8. 44Hannes Hafstein
  9. 45Kristján IX
  10. 46Útlagar
  11. 47Islandsvardan
  12. 48World Within Worlds
  13. 49Sellóspilarinn
  14. 50Hafmeyjan

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