All activities in Reykjavik
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See it on your own
What you can visit without a tour in Reykjavik, with the gate price.
24 activities
The Golden Circle
must-seeFreeÞingvellir, the Strokkur geyser and Gullfoss waterfall, on a three-hundred-kilometre loop.
Everyone sells this loop as a tour. In a rental car it is a single day for the cost of fuel — and you stop where you like.
all three sites are free; only the Þingvellir car park charges
View detailsHallgrímskirkja
must-seeFreeA seventy-four-metre concrete church shaped after basalt columns.
Go up on a weekday before ten: the Golden Circle coaches are not back yet and there is no queue for the lift. In summer the midday organ recitals are short and cost a fraction of an evening concert.
the church is free; the tower climb is paid, rate to confirm
View detailsNorthern lights
must-seeFreeFrom September to March, as soon as you step away from the city lights.
Guided hunts are expensive and go where everyone goes. Grótta lighthouse, a twenty-minute walk from downtown, is enough on a good night — watch the Kp index on the Icelandic met office site.
nothing to pay: get away from street lighting on a clear night
View detailsBlue Lagoon
must-see85 EUR≈ 91.8 $Milky thirty-eight-degree water in a field of black lava.
Sky Lagoon near town and the Secret Lagoon at Flúðir give you the same hot water for far less. The Blue Lagoon mostly sells its own photograph.
the Comfort package, first of three: entry, sauna and steam bath, silica mud mask, towel, private locker and one soft drink. Premium from 107 €, Signature from 132 €. The figure is a floor — it moves with the time slot — and pre-booking is compulsory. · Checked on 3 September 2026 at Blue Lagoon Iceland — Choose your admission.
View detailsThe south coast
FreeSeljalandsfoss, which you walk behind, Skógafoss, and the black sand of Reynisfjara.
Reynisfjara kills people every year — sneaker waves run up the sand without warning. Never turn your back on the sea.
the waterfalls are free; parking at Seljalandsfoss and Reynisfjara is paid
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Whales of Iceland
Price unconfirmedFiskislóð 23-25, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland · 4.3/5 · 3,188 Google reviews
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The Icelandic Phallological Museum
Price unconfirmedReykjastræti 4, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland · 4.3/5 · 5,463 Google reviews
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Sun Voyager
must-seePrice unconfirmedSæbraut, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland · 4.5/5 · 10,588 Google reviews
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Perlan
must-seePrice unconfirmedVarmahlíð 1, 105 Reykjavík, Iceland · 4.5/5 · 11,689 Google reviews
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Reykjavík Maritime Museum
Price unconfirmedGrandagarður 8, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland · 4.4/5 · 1,155 Google reviews
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The Settlement Exhibition
must-seePrice unconfirmedAðalstræti 16, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland · 4.5/5 · 1,406 Google reviews
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FlyOver Iceland
must-seePrice unconfirmedFiskislóð 43, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland · 4.7/5 · 5,846 Google reviews
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Árbæjar Museum
must-seePrice unconfirmed459J+77, Kistuhylur 110, 110 Reykjavík, Iceland · 4.6/5 · 1,294 Google reviews
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Reykjavík Art Museum
Price unconfirmedTryggvagata 17, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland · 4.3/5 · 1,048 Google reviews
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Skólavörðustígur Rainbow Street
must-seePrice unconfirmedSkólavörðustígur 101, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland · 4.6/5 · 4,273 Google reviews
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Saga Museum
Price unconfirmedGrandagarður 2, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland · 4.3/5 · 1,961 Google reviews
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The Einar Jónsson Museum
must-seePrice unconfirmedHallgrímstorg 3, Njarðargata 51, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland · 4.7/5 · 273 Google reviews
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Aurora Reykjavík - The Northern Lights Center
must-seePrice unconfirmedFiskislóð 53, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland · 4.5/5 · 2,029 Google reviews
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National Museum of Iceland
must-seePrice unconfirmedSuðurgata 41, 102 Reykjavík, Iceland · 4.5/5 · 4,204 Google reviews
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Hljómskálagarðurinn
must-seePrice unconfirmed43R5+HC5, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland · 4.6/5 · 459 Google reviews
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Lava Show
must-seePrice unconfirmedFiskislóð 73, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland · 4.8/5 · 5,333 Google reviews
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The Haunted Walk of Reykjavik
Price unconfirmedVesturgata 2c, Grófin, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland · 4.5/5 · 10 Google reviews
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The Icelandic Punk Museum
must-seePrice unconfirmedBankastræti 0, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland · 4.5/5 · 969 Google reviews
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Ingólfstorg
must-seePrice unconfirmedAusturstræti 4 101, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland · 4.5/5 · 1,155 Google reviews
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