3 Best Sights in East Iceland and the Eastfjords, Iceland

A highlight of the region, Petra Sveinsdóttir's stone collection was borne of her lifelong fascination with rocks, stones, and minerals. Installed in her family home and expanded throughout the garden, the exhibition was 80 years in the making and features obsidian (volcanic glass), colorful jasper fusions, amethyst, agate, and solid quartz. 

You'll find three museums under one roof here at Safnahúsið. Tryggvasafn features an impressive collection of exotic-looking paintings by local artist Tryggvi Ólafsson, who was born in the town in 1940. Sjóminja-og Smiðjumunasafn is an impressive collection of historical maritime artifacts while Náttúrugripasafnið is the museum of natural history with an eclectic exhibition of taxidermy birds, fish, and other life forms.

Designed to look like a giant shelf of books, the Þórbergssetur museum is a fitting tribute to the author Þórbergur Þórðarson (1888–1974), whose life and works have been curated into an interesting exhibition. There's a good restaurant here too, specializing in farm-raised arctic char.