3 Best Sights in Hellissandur, West Iceland and Snæfellsnes Peninsula

Located in one of the oldest fishing villages in Iceland, the Fishermen's Park and Maritime Museum has a number of traditional turf houses you can explore while learning all about the industry that has long supported this community. Part of the museum is the back garden (free), where you'll find large whalebones from the nearby shore. If you're feeling strong, you can try to lift one of the Steintök, or lifting stones, that local people used to showcase their strength years ago. There are four total that range in weight from 50 to 339 pounds.

One of the more historic sites in West Iceland, Ingjaldshóll was once home to important government officials, including the Sturlunga Clan, who ruled West Iceland throughout the 12th and 13th centuries. Today, you'll find the oldest concrete church in the world, as well as a fun split-rock illustration, carved by famed sculptor Páll Guðmundsson, depicting Eggert Ólafsson and Ingibjörg Guðmundsdóttir (his wife).