
Know Before You Go: Visiting the Blue Lagoon
Relax and enjoy your visit to the Blue Lagoon with our top tips.
Since 1957 this museum has shown visitors how the people of Iceland lived in years past. Explore the site independently to see a turf-roofed church, a quaint house turned into a café, costumed guides, and grazing animals. Visitors can save time by purchasing admission tickets in advance. The museum also participates in Reykjavik City Card (with options for 24, 48, or 72 hours) that offers free admission to several attractions across the city.
The Arbaer Museum is located to the southeast of the Reykjavik city center at Kistuhylur 4. It is accessible by public transportation; take the number 12, 19, or 22 bus. Parking is also available.
The most popular time to visit the Arbaer Museum is during the summer months when weather is most cooperative and extra events fill the calendar including arts-and-crafts demonstrations. Opening hours vary at the museum seasonally with longer hours from June through August and limited hours from September through May.
Where the museum stands today, a working farm once stood. Most of the 20 buildings that today form a village square and small town were preserved and relocated from the center of Reykjavik. They offer a sense of the architecture of Old Reykjavik and form a scenic backdrop for a range of events from vintage car displays to Christmas exhibits.