Viking World Museum
Viking World is a museum in Njarðvík, Reykjanesbær, Iceland. The museum opened on 8 May 2009, followed by a formal opening on Icelandic National Day, 17 June.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Viking World museum”
- Address: Vikingabraut 1, 260
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Keflavík International Airport and Icelandic Museum of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
Keflavík International Airport
Keflavík International Airport is in Keflavík and serves as the main international airport of Reykjavík and Iceland.
Icelandic Museum of Rock ‘n’ Roll
Museum
The Icelandic Museum of Rock 'n' Roll is located at the Hljómahöll concert and conference hall in Reykjanesbær. It was formally opened on April 5, 2014. Icelandic Museum of Rock ‘n’ Roll is situated 2 km northwest of Viking World Museum.
Church of St. John Paul II
Church
St. John Paul II Church, a Catholic church in Keflavik, Sudurnes, Iceland. The congregation is under Diocese of Reykjavík and was dedicated to the memory of Pope John Paul II, who was declared a saint in 2014 by Pope Francis. Church of St. John Paul II is situated 2 km west of Viking World Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Njardvik and Reykjanesbaer.
Njardvik
Town
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Njarðvík is a town in southwestern Iceland, on the peninsula of Reykjanes. As of 2009, its population was 4,400.
Reykjanesbaer
Town
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reykjanesbær is a municipality on the Southern Peninsula in Iceland, though the name is also used by locals to refer to the suburban region of Keflavík and Njarðvík which have grown together over the years.
Ásbrú
Suburb
Ásbrú is a part of the former U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik not supervised by the Icelandic defence authorities. After U.S. forces evacuated in 2006, a part of the base not needed for current military defence needs, was re-invented as a community of entrepreneurs, students and business.
Viking World Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Reykjanesbær, Southern Peninsula, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
63.97602° or 63° 58′ 34″ northLongitude
-22.52901° or 22° 31′ 44″ westOpen location code
99MVXFGC+C9OpenStreetMap ID
way 237000306OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q4163674
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Viking World Museum” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Mundu Bikingoa Museoa”
- Catalan: “Museu Viking World”
- Central Kurdish: “مۆزەخانەی جیھانی ڤایکینگ”
- Danish: “Víkingaheimar”
- Dutch: “Víkingaheimar”
- French: “Viking World museum”
- Spanish: “Museo Nacional Vikingo”
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Highlights include Landnámsdýrin and Slökkviliðsminjasafn.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Viking World Museum”. Photo: GTheory, CC BY-SA 3.0.