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Húsavík Whale Museum
Whale museum in the north-coast town of Husavik, with full skeletons of species found in Icelandic waters.
The Husavik Whale Museum sits on the harbour of the north-coast town best known for whale watching, and displays full skeletons of species found in Icelandic waters. Seeing the bones at close range gives a sense of scale that is difficult to grasp from a boat, which makes it a natural companion to a tour on Skjalfandi bay.
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Plan your visit
- Where it is
- On the harbour front in Husavik, on the north coast of Iceland.
- Getting there
- Husavik is a drive of roughly an hour from Akureyri; the museum is in the centre of town by the harbour where the boats leave.
- Typical visit
- Around an hour to an hour and a half.
- When to go
- Indoors, and a useful pairing with a whale-watching trip, which is why most visitors come in the lighter half of the year.
- Good to know
- The museum and a boat trip answer different questions: the skeletons show anatomy and scale, the boat offers the chance of a sighting, which is never guaranteed.
Frequently asked questions
- What is in the Husavik Whale Museum?
- Complete whale skeletons of species found in Icelandic waters, displayed alongside exhibits on whale biology, the history of whaling and the ecology of the surrounding sea.
- Should I visit the museum or take a whale-watching tour?
- They complement each other. The museum shows the animals' scale and anatomy at close range and is unaffected by weather; a boat trip offers the chance of a live sighting, which can never be promised.
- How far is Husavik from Akureyri?
- Roughly an hour by road, which makes the museum and a harbour tour a common day trip from Akureyri.
