Keflavík: what to see and where to eat

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23,329 people live here

Nearest airport: Keflavík International Airport (KEF), about 3.99 km from the centre

Distances are straight-line and the walking time is an estimate, not a route.

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Bloody-libu / CC BY-SA 3.0
hot spring
Blue Lagoon
lake in Iceland
Jan 1-May 25 08:00-22:00; May 26-Jun 29 07:00-23:00; Jun 30-Aug 20 07:00-00:00; Aug 21-Oct 1 08:00-22:00; Oct 2-Dec 31 08:00-20:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-04-15
Admission Not checked
About 15 km from the city centre
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Leon Petrosyan / CC BY-SA 3.0
museum
Viking World museum
Museum in Iceland
Mo-Su 10:00-17:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-01-25
Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2026-01-25
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museum
The Icelandic Museum of Rock 'n' Roll
music museum in Reykjanesbær, Iceland
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
Getting there Nearest stop or station Miðstöð, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap
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Steinninn / CC BY 4.0
mountain
Fagradalsfjall
mountain on Southern Peninsula, Iceland
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 17 km from the city centre
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/soffias/ / CC BY 2.0
mountain
Keilir
mountain in Iceland
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 20 km from the city centre
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Jakub Hałun / CC BY-SA 4.0
volcano
Svartsengi
volcanic system in Iceland
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 15 km from the city centre
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Dmitriy Zhukov / CC BY 2.0
sports venue
Keflavíkurvöllur
multi-use stadium in Iceland
Opening hours Not checked
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Getting there Nearest stop or station Miðstöð, about 9 min on foot OpenStreetMap
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Quintin Soloviev / CC BY 4.0
sports venue
Grindavíkurvöllur
sports venue in Grindavík, Iceland
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 18 km from the city centre
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bay
Stakksfjörður
Opening hours Not checked
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Anthony Quintano from Mount Laurel, United States / CC BY 2.0
mountain
Litli-Hrútur
mountain in Iceland
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 19 km from the city centre
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No machine-readable author provided. Akigka assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 3.0
lighthouse
Garðskagaviti
lighthouse in Iceland built 1944
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 11 km from the city centre
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peninsula
Rosmhvalanes
peninsula in Iceland
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Hansueli Krapf / CC BY-SA 3.0
lighthouse
Gerðistangarviti
lighthouse in Iceland
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 10 km from the city centre
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Jakub Hałun / CC BY-SA 4.0
mountain
Hagafell
mountain in Reykjanes, southwestern Iceland
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 17 km from the city centre
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Jakub Hałun / CC BY-SA 4.0
hill
Sundhnúkur
active volcano in Iceland
Opening hours Not checked
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About 16 km from the city centre
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Steinninn / CC BY-SA 3.0
lighthouse
Sandgerði lighthouse
lighthouse in Iceland
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 9 km from the city centre
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Diego Delso / CC BY-SA 4.0
lighthouse
Stafnesviti
lighthouse in Iceland
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 10 km from the city centre
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Christian Wirth, Wirthi / CC BY-SA 3.0
church building
Kirkjuvogskirkja
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 10 km from the city centre
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church building
St. John Paul II Church
church in Keflavík, Iceland
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
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Chris 73 / CC BY-SA 3.0
canyon
Álfagjá
rift valley on the Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 16 km from the city centre
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Places to eat

restaurant
Olsen Olsen Diner
Food: american
Mo-Su 11:00-23:00
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Keflavík: what to see and where to eat

Things to see

Stakksfjörður

Rosmhvalanes

Gerðistangarviti

Hagafell

Sandgerði lighthouse

Stafnesviti

Kirkjuvogskirkja

Álfagjá

Places to eat