Iceland
Things to do in Reykjanes
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Sightlore has 9 places to explore in Reykjanes, and 6 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Reykjanes's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Viking World museum
Viking World is a museum in Njarðvík, Reykjanesbær, Iceland. The museum opened on 8 May 2009, followed by a formal opening on Icelandic National Day, 17 June. The director was Elisabeth Ward; the building was designed by Guðmundur Jónsson.
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Kleifarvatn
Kleifarvatn is the largest lake on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, situated in the southern part of the peninsula. It is located on the fissure zone of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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Fagradalsfjall
Fagradalsfjall is an active tuya volcano formed in the Last Glacial Period on the Reykjanes Peninsula, around 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Reykjavík, Iceland.
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Gunnuhver
Gunnuhver is an active geothermal hot spring and a mud pool with fumaroles on the southwestern tip of the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland. It lies within the Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark and close to the Reykjanesviti lighthouse.
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Reykjanesviti
Reykjanesviti is Iceland's oldest lighthouse, located at Reykjanestá. It serves as a landfall light for Reykjavík and Keflavík.
Discovery routes in Reykjanes
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Reykjanes: the Blue Lagoon and volcanoes
From the Viking World museum to Kirkjuvogur church, the Bridge Between Continents, the Gunnuhver hot spring and Reykjanes lighthouse, then the Blue Lagoon, Fagradalsfjall, the Seltún geothermal area and Lake Kleifarvatn.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Reykjanesviti
Reykjanesviti is Iceland's oldest lighthouse, located at Reykjanestá. It serves as a landfall light for Reykjavík and Keflavík.
Museums
Viking World museum
Viking World is a museum in Njarðvík, Reykjanesbær, Iceland. The museum opened on 8 May 2009, followed by a formal opening on Icelandic National Day, 17 June. The director was Elisabeth Ward; the building was designed by Guðmundur Jónsson.
Places of worship
Kirkjuvogskirkja
A church in Hafnir, Reykjanesbær, built in 1860–1861.
Monuments
Bridge between continents
A footbridge over the Álfagjá rift on Reykjanes, symbolically linking the Eurasian and North American plates.
Nature
Gunnuhver
Gunnuhver is an active geothermal hot spring and a mud pool with fumaroles on the southwestern tip of the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland. It lies within the Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark and close to the Reykjanesviti lighthouse.
Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon is a geothermal spa in southwestern Iceland.
Fagradalsfjall
Fagradalsfjall is an active tuya volcano formed in the Last Glacial Period on the Reykjanes Peninsula, around 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Reykjavík, Iceland.
Seltún
A solfatara field in the Krýsuvík volcanic system, south-west of Lake Kleifarvatn, with boiling mud pots and colourful ground.
Kleifarvatn
Kleifarvatn is the largest lake on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, situated in the southern part of the peninsula. It is located on the fissure zone of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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