Scavenger hunt in Reykjavik

Explore the Icelandic capital in a playful way. These experiences lead you past Hallgrimskirkja, the Sun Voyager, Harpa and the Old Harbor.

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Spot a Reykjavik street art piece

Find a piece of Reykjavik street art (Selur the seal, large murals on Laugavegur, the Mokka Cat). Photograph the wall.

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Spot a Reykjavik weatherproof jacket

Find a 66°North or Cintamani jacket on someone or in a window. Iceland's outerwear brands are everywhere. Photograph the jacket.

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Spot a skyr container

Find a tub of skyr (Icelandic strained yogurt) in a grocery or café fridge. Photograph the package.

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Spot a thermal-pool sign

Find a sundlaug (geothermal swimming pool) sign in Reykjavik (Vesturbæjarlaug, Sundhöllin, Laugardalslaug). Photograph the entrance.

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Spot a Tjörnin pond bird

Walk to Tjörnin, the central city pond, and find a swan, duck or goose. Photograph the bird with the City Hall in the background.

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Spot a tour bus advert

Find a Golden Circle or Blue Lagoon tour bus advertisement on a wall, a bus stop or a souvenir-shop window. Photograph the advert.

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Spot a Viking helmet souvenir

Find a horned Viking helmet (a souvenir, not historically accurate but ubiquitous), a Viking-themed shop window or a Þor's hammer pendant. Photograph the Viking kit.

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Spot a whale-watching boat

Find a whale-watching boat at the Old Harbour (Elding, Whale Safari). Photograph the boat at the dock.

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Spot a yarn shop

Find a yarn shop with Icelandic lopi wool in dozens of colours (Handprjónasambandið on Skólavörðustígur). Photograph the wool stacks.

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Spot a Þingvellir or Geysir poster

Find a Þingvellir or Geysir tour poster in a window, hotel lobby or tourism office. Photograph the poster.

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Spot an Icelandic horse

Find an Icelandic horse (real one near the city limits, or souvenir, postcard, sweater pattern). The small sturdy horse with long mane is uniquely Icelandic. Photograph the horse.

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Spot an Icelandic hot dog (pylsur)

Find an Icelandic hot dog with everything (raw and crispy onions, ketchup, sweet mustard, remoulade). Bæjarins Beztu by the harbour is the classic. Photograph the loaded bun.

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Spot Hallgrímskirkja basalt facade

Walk to Hallgrímskirkja and find the 74-metre concrete church inspired by basalt columns. Photograph the facade from the front.

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Spot Harpa concert hall

Find the Harpa Concert Hall on the harbour, with its honeycomb glass facade. Photograph the building reflecting the bay.

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Spot lava rock in a wall

Find a lava-rock wall used in modern building (planters, garden walls, lobby facades). Photograph the black volcanic stone.

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Spot Mount Esja in the distance

Find a view of Mount Esja, the 914-metre table mountain across the bay north of Reykjavik. Photograph the silhouette across the water.

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Spot the Icelandic flag

Find an Icelandic flag (blue with a red-and-white cross) flying on a building, balcony or tour bus. Photograph it.

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Spot the Leif Erikson statue

In front of Hallgrímskirkja find the bronze of Leifur Eiríksson, gift from the United States in 1930. Photograph the Viking explorer.

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Spot the Phallological Museum sign

Find the Icelandic Phallological Museum on Hverfisgata or its sign. (Iceland's most peculiar museum.) Photograph the storefront.

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Spot the Sun Voyager (Sólfar)

Walk along the Sæbraut waterfront to the Sun Voyager sculpture, the silver Viking-ship-skeleton shape. Photograph it with the bay and mountains behind.

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Sun Voyager pose

At the Sun Voyager: take a group photo where everyone strikes a Viking-ship pose, arms forward like a prow.

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Trivia: Hallgrimskirkja inspiration

The cathedral's shape is inspired by which natural Icelandic feature?

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Trivia: Iceland Althing

The Althing is one of the world's oldest parliaments. In what year was it first established?

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Trivia: Iceland sheep

Roughly how many sheep does Iceland have, given a population of about 380,000 people (around 800,000 is accepted)?

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