Iceland's first professional painter, ﾃ《grﾃｭmur Jﾃｳnsson (1876窶1958) was the son of a farmer. He lived and worked here, and you can visit his former atelier to see his work, which incorporates folk tales and Icelandic nature.
A joint ticket with the National Gallery and the Sigurjﾃｳn ﾃ斗afsson Museum costs 1800kr.
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ｸ魍ｲ箍ﾂ盍ｹｱｹﾃｭｰ窶冱 immense white-concrete church (1945窶86), star of a thousand postcards, dominates the skyline and is visible from up to 20km away. An elevator窶ｦ
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Artefacts from settlement to the modern age fill the creative display spaces of Iceland's superb National Museum. Exhibits give an excellent overview of窶ｦ
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Housed in an imaginatively restored warehouse by the harbour, the must-see Settlement Centre offers fascinating insights into the history of Icelandic窶ｦ
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This fascinating archaeological ruin-museum is based around a 10th-century Viking longhouse unearthed here from 2001 to 2002 and other Settlement-Era窶ｦ
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With its ever-changing facets glistening on the water's edge, ｸ魍ｲ箍ﾂ盍ｹｱｹﾃｭｰ窶冱 sparkling Harpa concert hall and cultural centre is a beauty to behold. In窶ｦ
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The world窶冱 oldest parliament, Althingi (pronounced ﾃ｡l-thingk-ee; also called Alﾃｾing) was uniquely situated at this monumental site where two tectonic窶ｦ
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Laugardalur encompasses a verdant stretch of land 4km east of the city centre. It was once the main source of ｸ魍ｲ箍ﾂ盍ｹｱｹﾃｭｰ窶冱 hot-water supply: it translates窶ｦ
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Near the dramatic Almannagjﾃ｡ fault and fronted by a boardwalk is the Lﾃｶgberg (Law Rock), where the Alﾃｾingi (Parliament) convened annually. This was where窶ｦ
1. Einar Jﾃｳnsson Sculpture Garden
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The garden behind the Einar Jﾃｳnsson Museum contains 26 bronze casts of Iceland's first sculptor, the symbolist Einar Jﾃｳnsson.
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Einar Jﾃｳnsson (1874窶1954) is one of Iceland窶冱 foremost sculptors, famous for intense symbolist works. Chiselled representations of Hope, Earth and Death窶ｦ
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ｸ魍ｲ箍ﾂ盍ｹｱｹﾃｭｰ窶冱 immense white-concrete church (1945窶86), star of a thousand postcards, dominates the skyline and is visible from up to 20km away. An elevator窶ｦ
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Gazing proudly into the distance outside ｱ盍ｹｱｱｲｵｰﾃｭｳｾｲｰｾｱｰｰﾂ盍ｹ church is a statue of the Viking Leifur Eirﾃｭksson, the first European to stumble across America窶ｦ
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Artist-run and housed in a former basement apartment, this gallery features up-and-coming Icelandic artists.
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Hljﾃｳmskﾃ｡lagarﾃｰur Park sits on Tjﾃｶrnin's southeast corner and has a section dedicated to sculptures by five Icelandic women: Gunnfrﾃｭﾃｰur Jﾃｳnsdﾃｳttir (1889窶ｦ
7. National Gallery of Iceland
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This pretty stack of marble atriums and spacious galleries overlooking Tjﾃｶrnin offers ever-changing exhibits drawn from a 10,000-piece collection. The窶ｦ