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The Exploration Museum
The Exploration Museum is dedicated to the history of human exploration, from the early explorers to the exploration of space.
The main exhibition room features photographs and artifacts from the Apollo Astronaut Training near Húsavík in 1965 and 1967. Other exhibition rooms features the history of Viking Exploration, Arctic explorers and a timeline of exploration history.
Héðinsbraut 3a
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Salka Whale Watching
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Húsavík Swimming pool
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Gentle Giants Whale Watching
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Húsavík - Eagle Air
Geothermal baths
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North Sailing Whale Watching
Winter adventure
Húsavík Ski Area
Others
- Baughóll 31c
- 640 Húsavík
- 895-1776
- Kaldbakur
- 640 Húsavík
- 892-1744, 862-1504, 862-1504
- Garðarsbraut 79
- 640 Húsavík
- 898-9853
- Smiðjuteigur 7
- 641 Húsavík
- 464-3940, 464-3941
- Reykjahverfi
- 641 Húsavík
- 464-3903
- Katlavellir
- 640 Húsavík
- 464-1000
Nature
History and Culture
The Þingeyjarsýsla District Museum
Byggðasafn S-Þing (The South Þingeyjarsýsla District Museum) is housed within the Safnahúsið at Húsavík and is to be found on the middle floor of the building. This exhibition is called "100 years of Life and Nature in Þingeyjarsýsla" and attempts to shed light on the interaction of man and nature. It is, therefore partly a natural history exhibition.
Opening times:
Summer: 1 June-31 August, daily 10:00-18:00.
Winter: 1 September-31 May, weekdays 10:00-16:00.
Nature
Tjörnes
Tjörnes is a stubby peninsula between Skjalfandi and Oxarfjord. Layers of fossil shells and lignite can be found on the coastal cliffs down from Ytri-Tunga farm on the western side of Tjornes. Colonies of puffins and other sea birds nest on the cliffs along the eastern coast.
Nature
Botnsvatn Lake
Lake Botnsvatn has an area of 1,05 km². It is an oligotrophic lake situated approximately 130 meters above sea level, just southeast of Húsavík town.
Nature
Mt. Húsavíkurfjall
Húsavíkurfjall is a unique landmark located just behind Húsavik. Measuring 417 mt above sea level.
Easy hike.
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Gamli Baukur
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Museum at Mánarbakki
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Húsavík Whale Museum
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North Sailing Whale Watching
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Others
- Skarðaborg
- 641 Húsavík
- 892-0559
- Héðinsbraut 2
- 640 Húsavík
- 464-2650
- Héðinsbraut 4
- 640 Húsavík
- 789-0808
- Garðarsbraut 64
- 640 Húsavík
- 464-1040
- Reykjahverfi
- 641 Húsavík
- 464-3903
- Ásgarðsvegur 1
- 640 Húsavík
- 464-1520