Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke, who in 1972 became the youngest man to walk on the Moon, broke ground for a new wing of the Exploration Museum today. Charlie Duke spent 3 days on the Moon, performing scientific experiments, as well as roaming over the lunar surface on the …
American explorer Scott Parazynski was awarded the Leif Erikson Exploration Award earlier this evening during the final night of the Explorers Festival in Húsavík. As a veteran of five Space Shuttle flights and seven spacewalks, and as the only astronaut to have summited Mt. Everest, Parazynski is awarded the …
The Húsavík Whale Museum was reopened earlier this week after being closed most of this winter for renovation and installation of a new exhibit. The highlight of the reopening celebration was the unveiling of the newest exhibit, a Blue Whale skeleton. In 2010, the Blue Whale was found beached …
Whale watching operator North Sailing in Húsavík is among the 15 Finalists shortlisted for the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards in 2016, as announced by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) recently. These annual awards are among the highest accolades in the industry and represent the gold standard in …
Skúlagarður Country Hotel in North Iceland will open a new guesthouse this summer. The hotel now offers 17 rooms with private bathrooms. “The new guesthouse has 30 rooms with shared facilities and will start operation in in June. Our aim is to offer budget accommodation in this area,” says …
In the summer of 1967, a group of American astronauts visited Iceland to study the islands’ geology under the guidance of Icelandic and American geologists. This was the second group of astronauts to visit Iceland, the first group had been there two years earlier. One of the young men …
The readers of Listverse have chosen the Top 10 Awe Inspiring Waterfalls’ in the world. Two of them, Dettifoss and Gullfoss, are in Iceland. The two waterfalls are also listed among the World’s top 10 waterfalls on the World of Waterfalls website. Listverse puts Dettifoss at number 4 on …
Auroral activity will be very high over North Iceland tonight, causing spectacular Northern Lights to appear in the sky. A group of amateur photographers is now setting up their equipment just outside Húsavík in North Iceland to capture this amazing dance of lights. Tonight’s Auroral activity is caused by …
Húsavík Hotels have announced the opening of a new hotel this spring. The new Húsavík Cape Hotel will open for guests on May 25th 2012. The hotel offers 19 spacious rooms with a view, located close to the harbor on Húsavík Cape. The new hotel is in a historic …
If you are planning your trip to Húsavík, you might want to use the chance to visit Lake Mývatn as well. This lake is just an hours drive from Húsavík and is surrounded by spectacular nature, as well as being one of the best spots for bird watching in …
