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Iceland's hidden gems — waterfalls, lagoons, beaches and glaciers — shared by people who've been there.

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Svartifoss
waterfall

Svartifoss

South

Svartifoss is a striking waterfall in southeast Iceland, famous for its dark basalt columns that fra

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American Schoolbus Cafe
cafe

American Schoolbus Cafe

South

American SchoolBus Cafe is a coffee shop in a converted American school bus in Hella, on Iceland's s

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Ylströndin í Nauthólsvík
beach

Ylströndin í Nauthólsvík

Reykjavik

Ylströndin is a small urban beach in the Nauthólsvík geothermal area of southwest Reykjavik, where w

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Múlagljúfur
canyon

Múlagljúfur

South

Múlagljúfur is a narrow canyon with a small waterfall tucked in the countryside between Vík and Skaf

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Hrísey
island

Hrísey

North

Hrísey is a small island in Húnaflói bay off the north coast, reached by a short ferry from Húsavík.

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Skútustaðagígar
nature_reserve

Skútustaðagígar

North

Skútustaðagígar is a row of distinctive dark pseudocraters formed when lava flowed over wetland area

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Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur
restaurant

Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur

Reykjavik

Bæjarins Beztu is a beloved hot dog stand that's been operating from the same spot in Reykjavik's ha

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Hallgrímskirkja
church

Hallgrímskirkja

Reykjavik

Best time: Year-round. Free to enter church; tower elevator ~€12. Central Reykjavík, walkable. Tower

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Rainbow street
church

Rainbow street

Reykjavik

Skólavörðustígur — Reykjavík's beloved Rainbow Street — is a short pedestrian street in the heart of

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Siglufjörður
town

Siglufjörður

Reykjavik

Siglufjörður is a small fishing town on the north coast of Iceland, built around a deep fjord that o

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Kerið Crater
volcano

Kerið Crater

South

Best time: Year-round; best May–Sep. Entry ~€4 (card or cash). Small parking lot. Paved road. 10 min

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Rollutorfufoss
waterfall

Rollutorfufoss

South

Rollutorfufoss is a small but powerful waterfall in South Iceland, formed where a glacial river drop

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Viking Village
village

Viking Village

East

Back in 2009 a full Viking village was built under Vestrahorn for a movie that never got made — most

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Krepjavík
cafe

Krepjavík

Reykjavik

Krepjavík is a cafe which sells Crepes! You can add chocolate, bananas and more to them

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Diamond Beach
beach

Diamond Beach

South

Diamond Beach lies on Iceland's south coast near Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, where chunks of glacial

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Secret Lagoon
lagoon

Secret Lagoon

South

Secret Lagoon is a natural hot spring pool in the geothermal area near Flúðir in South Iceland, fed

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Skútafoss
waterfall

Skútafoss

East

Skútafoss is a modest waterfall in East Iceland, tucked away in the remote Eastfjords region where f

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Vestmannaeyjar
town

Vestmannaeyjar

South

Best time: Best May–Sep; puffins mid-Apr to mid-Aug. Ferry from Landeyjahöfn (~35 min, ~€20 pp) or f

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Harpa
other

Harpa

Reykjavik

Best time: Year-round. Free to enter lobby and admire architecture. Concert tickets vary. Waterfront

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Ölfusá Overlook
other

Ölfusá Overlook

South

Ölfusá Overlook sits above Iceland's longest river as it winds through the southern lowlands, offeri

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Blue Lagoon (Bláa lónið)
lagoon

Blue Lagoon (Bláa lónið)

Reykjavik

The Blue Lagoon is a geothermal spa fed by warm, mineral-rich water from a nearby power plant, creat

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Friðheimar
restaurant

Friðheimar

South

Friðheimar is a family-run tomato farm near Reykholt where you eat lunch inside the greenhouse itsel

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Seljalandsfoss
waterfall

Seljalandsfoss

South

Seljalandsfoss is a 60-meter waterfall in South Iceland that drops directly onto the ring road, maki

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Höfuðstöðin - Chromo Sapiens / Café
other

Höfuðstöðin - Chromo Sapiens / Café

Reykjavik

A contemporary art gallery and café housed in a converted industrial space in central Reykjavik, Höf

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