露天民俗博物馆

JamesLBM

If you are in to history or anything folk related go see this! We went for the tour at 13:00, the guide was great, he had tones of information and was able to answer any question that was asked no matter how specific or strange. Jump on the 12 bus from Reykjavik to get there, takes about 35 mins and is well worth it.

johngF3851SG

A large collection of historic Icelandic structures. Be sure to have a guided tour or you'll miss most of the content since there is little written information.

aliceruby

We went on the guided tour at 1pm, the guide was extremely knowledgable about the subject and the houses were a fascinating look into the past. Highly recommend for anyone who likes history.

dougy95

I'd highly recommend this to anyone visiting Reykjavik. The museum was built around a farmhouse that was also an inn for travelers to Reykjavik. Now they've added two churches, a fisherman's house, a well-to-do person's house, etc. that were all actual buildings in Reykjavik that were moved to the grounds. We had a highly knowledgeable guide who gave us all sorts of info about each building, and gave us a great perspective on how Icelanders lived 100-150 years ago. It was my favorite museum in Reykjavik, and it was an easy bus ride out there.

479bennyn

The tour is supposed to last for 1h15m, but takes the time it takes. Dependent on how many questions is asked. The guide really knows his stuff and has a lot of humor. We took the tour in the winter and therefore only got inside 4 houses. But it was worth it. We are saving the last star for the sommer tour where there will be a lot more to see

olafurm2014

Even though Iceland history is not that old, you can see how thing where in the "old" days. The old church, and all the other old buildings, and some cars and so on.

tarlaa

Several buildings had been brought from different areas of iceland to give you a feel of how people lived many years ago. There is an old small church which is still used for weddings, an old two story house with original furniture and items used to spin yarn, etc. Fascinating!!!

SubtleSandy

Definetely a must do. it is a small musuem so you don't need ato spend the day there but we learned so much information about Iceland's journey. We had a wonderful tour guide who explained the evolution of Iceland from the settlers/primitive times to now. Our tour guide showed us the huts where they resided for years, the fishing boats, all of the tools they used, gave us a history lesson of Danish rule and their independence. Really a wonderful tour stop and we learned so much. We saw this on our last day and I wish i had seen it on our first day. It really helped to explain some Icelandic culture and history.

752DavidG752

This site is served very well by the city bus service. On my visit I found it very tranquil and a lovely place to while away a couple of hours. The information boards are in Iceland and English.

carpaz

check the schedule, they have one guided tour around 1PM during winter, we arrived late, but took a walk around and looked in all the historical buildins, really nice!

819PaulA819

If you go to Iceland, make shore this is one place you get to have a look at, its a good run down of the Icelandic way of life.

DominoLondon

Especially loved the short guided tour, our guide brought it to life with stories that her grandmother had told her. The reconstructed turf houses were great - can't believe people lived in them until 1970!!

EdmundPEK

I was concerned that it was going to be a bit boring however it is not and well deserves to be so highly rated. What made it particularly good was the friendliness of the staff, they even allowed us to stay and wait and look around the museum whilst we waited for the tour to start and afterwards before getting our bus - which was very important due to the bitter cold

paulsagiv

This is a place where local people try to explain the history of the Icelandic people, centered on the excavated remains of a Viking house. It is relatively a small museum, worth visiting [entrance fee included with the R. card].

Nusi01

Amazingly set up museum gives you a great view of Icelanders early lives. We were there in October and we were lucky with weather, too. Highly recommended.