The Best Sight in Hofsós, North Iceland

Also known as Vesturfarasetrið in Icelandic, this permanent exhibition documents the mass emigration of Icelanders to the New World during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. At least 20% of the Icelandic population at that time headed west to make a home in North America, resulting in many modern-day Americans with Icelandic heritage. The exhibition also details the fates of those who left and offers a genealogy service.