Laugardalur ('Hot Spring Valley') is Reykjavík's main recreational valley — home to the city's largest swimming pool, a botanical garden, a small zoo and family park, and Laugardalshöll arena, all in one green stretch east of downtown.
📍 toward the south-west of Laugardalur.
- Laugardalslaug — Reykjavík's biggest pool
- Botanical Garden & Húsdýragarðurinn zoo
- Laugardalshöll arena
- Laugardalsvöllur national stadium
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Local Tip
Laugardalslaug is the largest pool in Reykjavík, with more slides and a bigger hot-pot area than the smaller neighbourhood pools.
Recreation
Family-Friendly
Big Pool
Park