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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.

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    The Exploration Museum

    Héðinsbraut 3a

    GPS Points N66° 2' 51.950" W17° 20' 40.402"
    Telephone

    463-3399

    Website www.explorationmuseum.com
    Opening period All year
    Categories Museums , Exhibitions

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    • Visit North Iceland
    • Hafnarstræti 91
    • 600 Akureyri, ICELAND
    • info@northiceland.is
    • Phone: 00 354 462 3300
    • Members of Visit North Iceland have all the required permits that are needed in tourism in Iceland and they take part in the joint marketing affairs for the region.