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House Graveyard
If you traverse the edge of town nearest the 1973 lava flow youll see the edges of where over four hundred buildings lie buried, bits peeking out.
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Stekkjarkot
On the point near Víkingaheimar, tiny folk museum Stekkjarkot is a restored turf house, abandoned in 1924 with parts dating to the 19th-century.
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Landskirkja
The lava stopped just short of the Landskirkja in the middle of town. The church’s carved wooden doors feature scenes from Vestmannaeyjar’s history.
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ASÍ Art Museum
Owned by the Icelandic Confederation of Labour, and showing 20th-century Icelandic art from their collection as well as rotating contemporary art.
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Kört
This small museum is worth a look. It sells handicrafts and offers information about the area. Displays cover fishing, farming and collected knick-knacks.
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Miklatún Park
Miklatún Park is home to the angular glass-and-wood Kjarvalsstaðir, named for Jóhannes Kjarval (1885–1972) one of Iceland’s most popular classical artists.
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Gerðuberg
Just where Rte 54 curves between the Snæfellsnes Peninsula and the mainland, youll find the dramatic basalt towers of Gerðuberg rising from the plain.
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Sauðaneshús
Sauðaneshús, the old vicarage on the church estate 7km north of town (en route to Langanes), provides insights into how locals lived 100 years ago, and houses a cafe.
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Kvíkan
Grindavík’s only tourist attraction is Kvíkan, a museum with two exhibits: a well-curated one on the fish-salting industry, and one and about the earths energy.
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Þjóðveldisbærinn
Þjóðveldisbærinn is a reconstruction of Stöng, exactly reproducing its layout and its neighbouring church. Find it near the entrance to the Búrfell Power Station.
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Sjöminjasafnið á Eyrarbakka
Just behind Húsið á Eyrarbakka, this small maritime museum has displays on the local fishing community. Its main exhibit is the beautiful 12-oared fishing boat, Farsæll .
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Catholic Church
The Catholic church is an attractive old house built in 1912 and acquired by the church in 1952. On the nearby roundabout is Einar Jónsson’s sculpture Útlaginn (The Outlaw).
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Skallagrímsgarður
The Settlement Museum has marked additional sites featured in Egil’s Saga , including Skallagrímsgarður, the burial mound of the father and son of saga hero Egill Skallagrímsson.
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Aurora Reykjavík
Learn about the classical tales explaining the Northern Lights, and the scientific explanation, then watch a 35-minute surround-sound panoramic HD recreation of Icelandic auroras.
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Njáls Saga Tapestry
Designed by Kristín Ragna Gunnarsdóttir, this 90m collaborative embroidery was begun in 2013 and depicts Njáls Saga . Visitors can pay to add stitches (Ikr1000) or just observe.
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Folk Museum
This small museum is filled with a pleasing mishmash of fishing boats, birds’ eggs and sewing machines. It contains a cafe with superb views over the ocean to Snæfellsjökull.
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Stafkirkjan
The bitumen-coated Stafkirkjan is a reconstruction of a medieval wooden stave church. It was presented by the Norwegian government in 2000 to celebrate 1000 years of Christianity.
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Orgelsmiðjan
Icelands only organ builder, Björgvin Tómasson allows visitors to his workshop, with exhibits and occasional concerts. Find it on the seashore-side of Draugasetriðs warehouse.
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Byggðasafn
South of the village, the Byggðasafn at Snartarstaðir farm highlights local textile and handicraft traditions. Look for cute, fully dressed scarecrows in the nearby fields.
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Skrúður
At the fjord-side edge of the valleys located on the northern shore of Dýrafjörður is one of Iceland’s oldest botanic gardens, Skrúður, which was established as a teaching garden in 1905.
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