Vikingaheimar is the home of the Viking Ship Íslendingur (the Icelander). Built in 1996, Icelander is an
exact replica of the famous Gokstad ship, a remarkable archaeological find of an almost completely
intact Viking ship, excavated in Norway in 1882.

Vikingaheimar is also a home of a portion of the Viking millennium exhibition produced by the

Smithsonian Institution Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga. This exhibition sheds light into the Norse

settlement and explorations of unknown lands.

These two fine projects, both celebrating Iceland's central role in the discovery of North America 1000

years ago by the Norse Vikings, have now found a permanent home in Vikingaheimar ,a spectacular

modern building, situated right by the Faxafloi bay in the town of Reykjanes and can be easily spotted

from the main road between the international airport and Reykjavík.

More information: vikingaheimar.is

Víkingaheimar is open every day from 12:00 – 17:00