Old Akranes Lighthouse and Shipwreck
There are actually two lighthouses in Akranes situated right next to each other. The much larger and picturesque lighthouse joined its smaller neighbor in 1947, and is still in operation and open to the public. Many visitors get their photographs of the Northern Lights here. Along the harbor, you can see the wreck of the old herring ship Höfrungur (meaning "Dolphin"), built in 1955 and abandoned after sinking at an unknown point in time.
