Best places in Iceland

The Settlement Center is a museum in Borgarnes, a town of West Iceland. Here, you can visit two exhibitions, with one about the Age of Settlement, and the other about viking and poet Egil Skallagrímsson, of Egils Saga fame. Visit this museum while on a self drive tour in Iceland. Photo above from Wikimedia, Creative Commons, by Chensiyuan. No edits made. Each exhibition takes around 30 minutes to navigate, and there is a gift shop where visitors can pick up souvenirs. There is also a restaurant on site. Considering Borgarnes’ position on the Ring Road north of Reykjavík, the Settlement

Skjálfandafljót is a glacier river that has its source at Vatnajökull, Europe's largest glacier. It is 180 kilometres long, making it the fourth-longest river in Iceland. Explore this area while on a self drive tour in Iceland. The water in the river is not solely glacial, much springwater

Hella is a small town of around 781 people (as of 2011), located in South Iceland, around 94 kilometres (58 miles) from the capital. It is an important regional centre for the area. Visit this area on a South Coast tour in Iceland or take a self drive. History of Hella Hella’s history dates bac

Photo by Regína Hrönn Ragnarsdóttir  Fossatún is a country hotel, renowned for being a centre to learn about Iceland’s troll folklore. Explore this area on a self drive tour in Iceland. Nearby are Troll Waterfalls; in the cliffs next to them, the formation of a troll face can be seen amongst the

  Arnarker is a 515 m (1,693 ft) long cave in the Leitarhraun lava field, north of the old road leading from Þrengsli towards Selvogur.  Explore this area while on a self drive tour in Iceland. Although its original name is Arnarker (Eagle's Basin), the cave is almost always locally referred

The Geothermal Energy Exhibition is an interactive museum on Iceland’s volcanic processes at Hellisheiði Power Plant. Explore this exhibition while on a self drive tour in Iceland. Geothermal Ener