Húsavík Museum

Everyday relics mingle with quirky stuffed animals, making this an engaging place to explore the area’s history and discover how people once survived such harsh conditions. One of the museum’s most prized exhibits is a taxidermied polar bear that drifted to Iceland on an iceberg in 1969.
The museum itself is among the most interesting buildings in Húsavík. Constructed in the 1960s to house various local collections, it now features extensive anthropological and maritime exhibits, as well as photography and district archives. Visitors will also find an art gallery on the first floor and the town library in the basement. And for the curious—rumor has it there’s even a secret beer-label collection hidden somewhere inside.