
Húsavík Whale Museum in Iceland
In the center of the the old fishing town of Húsavík, there's a large white and grey building that connects the main street and the harbour. Approximately 100 thousand visitors depart to the Skjálfandi Bay every year with the goal of meeting whales in their feeding area. The building—which used to be the local slaughterhouse, until the early 70's—now hosts the Húsavík Whale Museum. See Also: Husavik Traditional Whale Watching Photo Credits: Húsavík Whale Museum Being Iceland's only whale skeleton museum, the emphasis has always been to convey information about whales, marine ecology an