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built almost singlehandedly by Gunnar Marel Eggertsson, who then sailed it from Iceland
to New York in 2000 to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of Leif's journey to Amer-
ica.
Additional rooms display ancient relics, most likely from the Celtic settlement, and up-
stairs there's an exhibit about the Norse gods geared towards children.
Stekkjarkot
HISTORIC BUILDING
On the point near Víkingaheimar, tiny folk museum Stekkjarkot is a restored turf house,
abandoned in 1924 with parts dating to the 19th-century.
Tours
Viking Guide
TOURS
( 841 1448;
www.facebook.com/VikingGuide
;
Keflavík)
Pinched for time? A local guide will take you on tours of Reykjanes Peninsula, Reykjavík
or the Golden Circle.
Sleeping
Most hotels in the area provide free airport transfer.
Alex
HOTEL
( 421 2800;
www.alex.is
;Aðalgata 60;d without bath incl breakfast Ikr14,900, cottage d incl break-
fast Ikr15,900; )
On the main road between Keflavík (1.5km) and the airport, this complex has rooms with
shared bathrooms in a no-frills main building and cool tiny cottages out back.
FIT Hostel
HOSTEL
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