Landnámsdýrin
Landnámsdýrin is a zoo in Reykjanesbær, Southern Peninsula. Landnámsdýrin is situated nearby to Viking World Museum, as well as near the museum Slökkviliðsminjasafn.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Keflavík International Airport and Viking World Museum.
Keflavík International Airport
Keflavík International Airport is in Keflavík and serves as the main international airport of Reykjavík and Iceland. It has become a rapidly growing hub for transatlantic flights, especially for discount travellers and smaller cities.
Viking World Museum
Museum
Photo: GTheory, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Viking World Museum is situated 160 metres northwest of Landnámsdýrin.
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 Landnámsdýrin.
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 2025, its population was 10.000.
Reykjanesbaer
Town
Photo: Helgi Halldórsson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 now supervised by the Icelandic defense authorities. After U.S. forces abandoned the base in 2006, a part of the base not needed for current military defense needs, was re-invented as a community of entrepreneurs, students and business.
Landnámsdýrin
- Type: Zoo
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Reykjanesbær, Southern Peninsula, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
63.97494° or 63° 58′ 30″ northLongitude
-22.52696° or 22° 31′ 37″ westOpen location code
99MVXFFF+X6OpenStreetMap ID
way 425030102OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zoo
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