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We've compiled the best of the best in Greater Reykjavík - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Some of Ásmundur Sveinsson's original sculptures, depicting ordinary working people, myths, and folktale episodes, are exhibited in the museum's gallery and studio and in the surrounding garden. It's on the southwest edge of Laugardalur Park, opposite the traffic circle at its entrance. Entrance is free with the Reykjavík City Card.
Located in the verdant Laugardalur Park, the Reykjavík Botanic Garden features outdoor beds planted with domestic and exotic plants where visitors are free to wander around and enjoy. Open year-round, the beautifully landscaped gardens are frequented by plant enthusiasts, families out for a stroll, and joggers alike.
Inside this modernist building you'll find an impressive permanent exhibit dedicated to the life and works of Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval (1885–1972), one of Iceland's most beloved landscape painters. In addition to Kjarval's key works, there's also a rotation of temporary exhibits featuring the works of both local and international artists. Entrance is free with the Reykjavík City Card.
At this charming domestic zoo, visitors can meet horses, cows, sheep, and other Icelandic farm animals as well as reindeer, foxes, and seals. The park is wildly popular with local children, who flock to the climbing structures year-round and enjoy the merry-go-round, drop tower, and other small rides in the summer months.
