Reykjavík Maritime Museum
The Reykjavik Maritime Museum, formerly Víkin Maritime Museum, is a maritime museum located by the old harbour in the capital of Iceland, Reykjavík and run by Reykjavik City.- Type: Museum
- Description: maritime museum in Reykjavík, Iceland
- Also known as: “Reykjavik Maritime Museum” and “Vikin Maritime Museum”
- Address: Grandagarður 8, Reykjavík, 101
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Icelandic Phallological Museum and Saga Museum.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum
Museum
Photo: WiThoFiege, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum, located in Reykjavík, Iceland, houses the world's largest display of penises and penile parts. It holds over 300 penises from more than 100 species of mammals. The Icelandic Phallological Museum is situated 1 km southeast of Reykjavík Maritime Museum.
Saga Museum
Museum
Photo: Grásíða, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saga Museum is situated 160 metres southwest of Reykjavík Maritime Museum.
Whales of Iceland
Museum
Whales of Iceland is a natural history museum located in the Grandi harbour district of Reykjavík, Iceland. First opened in 2015, the museum is dedicated to educating visitors about the various cetacean species that have been sighted in Icelandic waters throughout recorded history. Whales of Iceland is situated 270 metres north of Reykjavík Maritime Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kópavogur and Garðabaer.
Kópavogur
Photo: Axel Kristinsson, CC BY 2.0.
Kópavogur is a town in Iceland that is the country's second-largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Capital Region.
Garðabaer
Town
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Garðabær is a town and municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. Garðabaer is situated 7 km south of Reykjavík Maritime Museum.
Kaplakriki
Locality
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Kaplakriki is a multi-purpose stadium in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar. Kaplakriki is situated 9 km south of Reykjavík Maritime Museum.
Reykjavík Maritime Museum
- Categories: maritime museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Southwest Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.15331° or 64° 9′ 12″ northLongitude
-21.94858° or 21° 56′ 55″ westOperator
BorgarsögusafnOpen location code
99PW5332+8HOpenStreetMap ID
node 4888480254OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7929434
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Polish—“Reykjavík Maritime Museum” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Reykjavik Maritime Museum”
- Hungarian: “Reykjavíki Tengerészeti Múzeum”
- Hungarian: “Víkin Tengerészeti Múzeum”
- Icelandic: “Sjóminjasafnið í Reykjavík”
- Japanese: “レイキャヴィーク海洋博物館”
- Polish: “Reykjavík Maritime Museum”
- Polish: “Sjóminjasafnið í Reykjavík”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Víkin and Óðinn.
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