Hnjótur Museum

Two collections share one building. The larger one is everyday life in the Westfjords: working gear, household objects, the things people out here actually used. There is little to read. The objects carry the exhibition, and there is not much explanation of how each of them was used. The second collection is military and devoted to the US Navy, which is not what most people expect at a museum this far out. One display follows a flock of sheep that went wild and lived unmanaged in the mountains for more than a decade. Aircraft wreckage stands outside in the open air, and that is the part everyone photographs.

• Wednesday is the short day — the museum opens later and closes earlier than on the other six days; check the hours before building a day around it.
• Little to read — labels are sparse, and there is not much explanation of how the objects were used.
• Toilets, café and shop — there are toilets, a café serving apple cake, and a small shop; a sensible stop before carrying on towards the cliffs.
• Good with children — most of the museum is objects rather than text, and the aircraft wreckage outside can be walked around.

The museum stands at Örlygshöfn, on the road that runs out towards the cliffs at the western end of the Westfjords. Come by car. Parking is free, both in the car park and on the road outside. The aircraft wreckage is outside the building, in the open air, so that part can be seen without going in.

Best: any day except Wednesday. The museum keeps full hours on the other six days, which leaves time for both collections, the aircraft outside and the café.

Avoid: Wednesday, when the museum opens later and closes earlier.

Weather makes little difference here. The exhibitions are indoors, and only the aircraft wreckage is in the open.