# Things to see in Reykjavík (Iceland): 100 places and when to go

> Reykjavík is a city in Iceland with around 166,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 100 places in and around it, mainly Museums and art (35), Temples (29), Nature (13). The best known are Hallgrímskirkja, Icelandic Phallological Museum and National Museum of Iceland. The best time to come is February to March and May to October; also possible: November to January and April. In June there are 20 h 22 of daylight, and in December, 3 h 37. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/reikiavik/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Iceland · 64.15, -21.95
- **Population:** About 166,000
- **Places:** 100 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/museos/) (35) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/espiritual/) (29) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/naturaleza/) (13) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/montana/) (9) · [Hot springs](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/termal/) (6) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/senderismo/) (6)
- **Best time:** February to March and May to October.
- **Also possible:** November to January and April.
- **Nearest airport:** KEF Reykjavík, 37 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Thrihnukagigur, at 540 m.

## What to see in Reykjavík

The places in and around Reykjavík, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Hallgrímskirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/hallgrimskirkja/): Church in Reykjavík, Iceland · 1.4 km
- [Icelandic Phallological Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/the-icelandic-phallological-museum/): Museum in Reykjavík, Iceland · 712 m
- [National Museum of Iceland](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/museo-nacional-de-islandia/): Museum in Reykjavik, Iceland · 899 m
- [Höfði](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/hofdi-house/): Building in Iceland, location for the 1986 Reykjavík Summit with Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev · 2.2 km
- [Christ the King Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/landakotskirkja/): Cathedral of the Catholic Church in Iceland · 291 m
- [Reykjavík Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/reykjavik-cathedral/): Cathedral church in Reykjavík, Iceland · 639 m
- [National Gallery of Iceland](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/national-gallery-of-iceland/): Art museum in Reykjavik, Iceland · 839 m
- [Reykjavik Art Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/reykjavik-art-museum/): Largest visual art institution in Iceland · 475 m
- [Kópavogur Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/kopavogskirkja/): Church in Kópavogur, Iceland · 4.6 km
- [Árbæjarsafn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/arbaer-outdoor-museum/): Historical museum in Reykjavík, Iceland · 7.3 km
- [Fríkirkjan í Reykjavík](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/frikirkjan-i-reykjavik/): Church in Reykjavík, Iceland · 823 m
- [Skerjafjörður](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/skerjafjordur/): Fjord in Iceland · 3.1 km
- [Safnahúsið](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/the-culture-house/): Exhibition space in Reykjavík, Iceland, housing exhibits from various national museums and other cultural institutions · 916 m
- [Úlfarsfell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/ulfarsfell/): Mountain in Iceland · 12 km
- [Gljúfrasteinn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/gljufrasteinn/): House in Mosfellsbær, Iceland · 18 km
- [ICGV Óðinn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/odinn/): Former offshore patrol vessel of the Icelandic Coast Guard · 387 m
- [Rauðhólar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/raudholar/): Nature · Wildlife · 11 km
- [Thrihnukagigur](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/thrihnukagigur/): Volcano in Iceland · 21 km
- [Reykjavík Maritime Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/reykjavik-maritime-museum/): Maritime museum in Reykjavík, Iceland · 375 m
- [Háteigskirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/hateigskirkja/): Architectural structure · 2.5 km
- [The Settlement Exhibition](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/reykjavik-871-2/): Museum · 458 m
- [Reykjavík Museum of Photography](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/reykjavik-museum-of-photography/): Heritage institution · 427 m
- [Einar Jónsson Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/einar-jonsson-museum/): Museum in Reykjavík dedicated to the works of Icelandic sculptor Einar Jónsson · 1.4 km
- [Kolaportið](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/kolaportid/): Flea market in Reykjavík, Iceland · 568 m

And the other 76, by what you come to do:

- **Beaches**: [Nauthólsvík](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/ylstrondin-i-nautholsvik/)
- **Temples**: [Digraneskirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/digraneskirkja/), [Church of St. Mary](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/church-of-st-mary/), [Free Church in Hafnarfjörður](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/frikirkjan-i-hafnarfirdi/), [Garðakirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/gardakirkja/), [Hjallakirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/hjallakirkja/), [Seltjarnarneskirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/seltjarnarneskirkja/), [Viðeyjarkirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/videyjarkirkja/), [Árbæjarkirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/arbaejarkirkja/), [Áskirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/askirkja/), [Bessastaðakirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/bessastadakirkja/), [Breiðholtskirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/breidholtskirkja/), [Bústaðakirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/bustadakirkja/), [Fossvogskirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/fossvogskirkja/), [Grafarvogskirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/grafarvogskirkja/), [Grensáskirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/grensaskirkja/), [Guðríðarkirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/gudridarkirkja/), [Lágafellskirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/lagafellskirkja/), [Langholtskirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/langholtskirkja/), [Laugarneskirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/laugarneskirkja/), [Lindakirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/lindakirkja/), [Neskirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/neskirkja/), [Wat Thai Iceland](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/wat-thai-island/), [Víðistaðakirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/vidistadakirkja/)
- **Architecture**: [Gróttuviti](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/grotta-lighthouse/), [Engeyjarviti](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/engeyjarviti/)
- **Nature**: [Húsfell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/husfell/), [Hofsvík](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/hofsvik/), [Lyklafell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/lyklafell/), [Mávahlíðar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/mavahlidar/), [Miðdegishnúkur](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/middegishnukur/), [Reykjanesfólkvangur](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/reykjanesfolkvangur/), [Fjallið eina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/fjallid-eina/), [Reykjafell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/reykjafell/), [Þríhnúkar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/thrihnukar/)
- **History**: [Aðalstræti 10](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/adalstraeti-10/), [Reykjavik Konsulat Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/reykjavik-konsulat-hotel-curio-collection-by-hilton/), [Steinbryggjan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/steinbryggjan/)
- **Museums and art**: [Saga Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/saga-museum/), [Whales of Iceland](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/whales-of-iceland/), [Hafnarborg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/hafnarborg/), [Icelandic Museum of Design and Applied Art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/museum-of-design-and-applied-art/), [Náttúrufræðistofa Kópavogs](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/natturufraedistofa-kopavogs/), [Ásmundarsafn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/asmundarsafn/), [Aurora Reykjavik Northern Lights Center](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/aurora-reykjavik-northern-lights-center/), [Flæði](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/flaedi/), [Gallery Underpass](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/gallery-underpass/), [Gerðarsafn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/gerdarsafn/), [Herma](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/herma/), [Höfuðstöðin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/hofudstodin/), [I8 Gallery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/i8-gallery/), [Icelandic Punk Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/icelandic-punk-museum/), [Kjarvalsstaðir](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/kjarvalsstadir/), [Kvikmyndasafn Íslands](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/kvikmyndasafn-islands/), [Nýlistasafnið](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/nylistasafnid/), [Pharmacy Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/pharmacy-museum/), [Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/sigurjon-olafsson-museum/), [The Marshall House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/the-marshall-house/), [Tolli](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/tolli/), [Tónlistarsafn Íslands](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/tonlistarsafn-islands/)
- **Hot springs**: [Sky Lagoon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/sky-lagoon/), [Guðlaug](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/gudlaug/), [Jaðarsbakkar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/jadarsbakkar/), [Kvika](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/kvika/), [Sjósundsaðstaða við Gufunes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/sjosundsadstada-vid-gufunes/), [Vesturbæjarlaug Pool](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/vesturbaejarlaug-pool/)
- **Food and drink**: [Ægisgarður](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/aegisgardur/), [Eimverk Distillery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/eimverk-distillery/)
- **With kids**: [Aurora - Planetarium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/aurora-planetarium/)
- **Mountains**: [Base Camp](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/base-camp/)
- **Hiking**: [Norðmannahringur](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/nordmannahringur/), [Skógarhringur](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/skogarhringur/), [Strípshringur](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/stripshringur/), [Þverfellshorn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/thverfellshorn/), [Vatnahringur](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/vatnahringur/)
- **Snow**: [Skálafell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/skalafell/)

## When to go to Reykjavík

The best time to visit Reykjavík is **February to March and May to October**; also possible: November to January and April. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 4 h 53 |
| February | Best time | 8 h 07 |
| March | Best time | 11 h 13 |
| April | Possible | 14 h 40 |
| May | Best time | 17 h 57 |
| June | Best time | 20 h 22 |
| July | Best time | 19 h 15 |
| August | Best time | 16 h 03 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 37 |
| October | Best time | 9 h 17 |
| November | Possible | 5 h 54 |
| December | Possible | 3 h 37 |

In June there are 20 h 22 of daylight, and in December, 3 h 37. In June, 99 of the 100 places are at their best.

When to go to Iceland in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Reykjavík

The nearest main airport is Keflavik International Airport (KEF, Reykjavík), 37 km as the crow flies. How to get around Iceland (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=64.15%2C-21.95)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=64.15%2C-21.95)

## Other towns nearby

- [Kjós](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/kjos/): 9 places · 31 km
- [Keflavík](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/keflavik/): 24 places · 33 km
- [Strandarkirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/strandarkirkja/): 5 places · 37 km
- [Þingvallakirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/thingvallakirkja/): 19 places · 42 km
- [Borgarnes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/borgarnes/): 13 places · 47 km
- [Selfoss](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/selfoss/): 28 places · 52 km

And all of Iceland, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Reykjavík?

The best known: [Hallgrímskirkja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/hallgrimskirkja/), [Icelandic Phallological Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/the-icelandic-phallological-museum/), [National Museum of Iceland](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/museo-nacional-de-islandia/), [Höfði](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/hofdi-house/), [Christ the King Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/islandia/landakotskirkja/). In all, 100 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Reykjavík?

February to March and May to October; also possible: November to January and April. In June there are 20 h 22 of daylight, and in December, 3 h 37.

### How do you get to Reykjavík?

The nearest main airport is Keflavik International Airport (KEF), 37 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=64.15%2C-21.95) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Reykjavík as the destination and these 100 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).