Reykjavík — Sights
Tin roofs, sea wind and the aurora overhead.
- Hallgrímskirkja & Tower — The basalt-column church whose tower looks over every coloured roof
- Harpa Concert Hall — A concert hall in a honeycomb of glass that catches the sea light
- Sun Voyager (Sólfar) — A steel dream-ship facing the bay, best at sunset
- Laugavegur & Rainbow Street — A rainbow-painted hill street and the city's main shopping strip
- Old Harbour & Whale Watching — The pier for whale tours, lined with seafood shacks
- Perlan — A glass dome on hot-water tanks, with an ice cave and aurora show
- Tjörnin Pond & City Hall — A downtown pond full of ducks and swans, plus a giant relief map
- Sky Lagoon — An infinity-edge hot lagoon on the sea, with a seven-step sauna ritual
- Blue Lagoon — Milky-blue water in a black lava field, right on the airport route
- Golden Circle (Þingvellir, Geysir, Gullfoss) — A rift valley, an erupting geyser and a two-step waterfall in one day
- South Coast (Seljalandsfoss, Skógafoss, Reynisfjara) — Walk behind a waterfall, then stand by basalt columns on a black beach
- Northern Lights Tour — On a clear night, waiting in a dark field for the green curtain
- Reykjanes Volcano Area (Grindavík) — Fresh lava fields from the 2023–25 eruptions, now in a waiting phase
- Snæfellsnes Peninsula (Kirkjufell) — 'Iceland in miniature': pointed Kirkjufell and its waterfall
- Grótta Lighthouse — An aurora spot beyond the city lights, on a tidal island
- The Saga Museum — Wax scenes of Viking-age Iceland, with an audio guide
- Whales of Iceland — Life-size whale models hanging in one big hall
- Settlement Exhibition (Reykjavík 871±2) — A 10th-century longhouse preserved under the street
- National Museum of Iceland — Viking relics, church art and daily life in one place
- Laugardalslaug — The city's biggest geothermal pool, full of locals
- Viðey Island — Five minutes by ferry to the Imagine Peace Tower island
- Nauthólsvík Geothermal Beach — Warm sand and hot tubs beside a cold sea
- Árbær Open Air Museum — Turf-roofed houses and old Reykjavík life
- Aurora Reykjavík — Aurora displays and VR as an indoor warm-up
- Einar Jónsson Museum & Sculpture Garden — A quiet sculpture museum beside the church