3 Best Sights in Reykjavík, Iceland

This unique museum could easily be described as the city's most interesting attraction. It's exactly what its name suggests: an ode to the male genitalia of mammals from around the world. But don't come just for laughs; a visit to the Icelandic Phallological Museum is truly an educational experience, housing more than 215 specimens from 93 different species—including casts of the "members" of Iceland's silver-medal winning Olympic handball team. The theme of the museum continues uninterrupted in the gift shop and café.

This tinier-than-tiny museum is crammed into what used to be a set of public bathrooms at the bottom of a stairwell right off a city sidewalk. Somehow it all seems fitting for a museum focused on the Icelandic punk and new wave scene that started in 1978. Photos, posters, handbills, equipment, and instruments line the walls and displays at this subterranean memorial to one of the country's favorite music genres.

An absolute must-see for northern lights seekers, here visitors get to play with technology simulating the intensity and color spectrum of the auroras while panels explain the physical variations. A high-definition movie of the extraordinary lights in action over Iceland is the highlight of the exhibition, but perhaps even more useful is the practice booth where you can (with the help of detailed instructions) learn the exact settings required to successfully photograph the northern lights.