At the tip of the Tjörnes Peninsula is the Mánárbakki Museum, home to the eclectic personal collection of friendly farmer Aðalgeir, who will give you a tour of his turf-roofed house and show you various assemblages of photos, furniture and crockery.
Mánárbakki Museum
North Iceland
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