The Botanic Garden is an outdoor collection of living plants. It was founded in 1961 and is run by the City of Reykjavík. The gardens main role is to conserve plants for education, research and delight. It conserves some 5000 plant species in eight…

Playgrounds are open in the summertime as well as on the weekends during the winter, weather permitting. Castles, zip-lines and other equipment are always open. It’s also nice to just stroll around in the beautiful surroundings.

There are a lot more animals at the zoo than most people think. Icelandic farm animals, mammals from the country’s wildlife, in addition to a small exhibition of reptiles, amphibians and insects.