Sharing a road with Skógafoss off of Route 1 is the Skógar Museum. It began in 1949 when Þórður Tómasson decided to protect Iceland’s cultural heritage. He curated the folk museum for 64 years. During those decades, the collection grew to 15,000 artifacts. They are exhibited in three main buildings plus six historical ones such as this row of turf houses. One of them was a storehouse built by the founder’s great-grandfather in 1840. While visiting Skógasafn, you will learn how Icelanders have lived through the ages dating back to the Norse settlers.
