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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Keflavík

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Keflavík, Iceland

Updated August 3, 2022

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Giantess Cave

Keflavík, Iceland

Giantess Cave

A popular Icelandic children's story comes to life inside this cave.

Keflavík, Iceland

‘Silver Sabler’

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.
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Uppspretta.

Reykjanesbær, Iceland

Uppspretta

This wild explosion of color on a disused water tower tells the whimsical tale of a curious puffin.
0 miles from Keflavík
Keflavik F4-Phantom

Grænásbraut, Iceland

Keflavik F4-Phantom

A tribute to the successful role of the Keflavik Naval Air Station in the defense of Iceland, United States and NATO Alliance.
6 miles from Keflavík
Blue Lagoon

Grindavík, Iceland

Blue Lagoon

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.
8 miles from Keflavík
Leif the Lucky bridge at Midlina.

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Bridge Between Continents

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.
9 miles from Keflavík
Gunnuhver, Iceland’s biggest hot spring.

Reykjanes, Iceland

Gunnuhver

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.
13 miles from Keflavík
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