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Reykjanes region [capital = Reykjavik]

Laugardalslaug in Reykjavík at Sundlaugavegur 105
With an indoor Olympic-size swimming pool, a 50-metre-long outdoor swimming pool, a 400 m2 playing pool, 8 hot pots of various temperatures, and a 17 m2 steam bath, it is the largest conventional swimming pool complex in Iceland.

Old Town in Reykjavík on Autovollur square
A block east of Aoalstraeti is Austurvollur Square, an important outdoor gathering place and potent national symbol to every Icelander. During the early days of the financial crisis in 2008, this is where people gathered to protest.

Hallgrimskirkja of Reykjavík at Hallgrímstorg 101
It took 41 years to build the church: construction started in 1945 and ended in 1986, but the landmark tower was completed long before the whole church was finished. The crypt beneath the choir was consecrated in 1948, the steeple and wings were completed in 1974, and the nave was consecrated in 1986.

Perlan in Reykjavík at Varmahlid 1 Oskjuhlid
What was originally a cluster of hot water tanks was in 1991 converted to a building open to the public. It hosts an exhibition, a planetarium, an observation deck, and a restaurant.

Arbaer Open Air Museum of Reykjavík at 4, 110, Kistuhylur
Arbaer was an established farm well into the 20th century, and the museum opened there in 1957. Arbaer is now an open air museum with more than 20 buildings which form a town square, a village and a farm. Most of the buildings have been relocated from central Reykjavik.

Krysuvik in Reykjavík on Harnarfjordur
Not too far from the centre of Hafnarfjörður rest the remarkable solfatara fields of Krýsuvík, where you’ll discover an expanse of steaming volcanic vents and boiling hot springs, framed dramatically by a range of multi-coloured hills.