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The Húsavik Whale Museum in Iceland #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #iceland #icelandtravel

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The Húsavik Whale Museum, housed in an abandoned slaughterhouse, offers an informative look at Iceland’s native whales. You’ll first learn about whale evolution—including the surprising hypothesis that whales may have evolved from a four-legged, hoofed land mammal (an artiodactyl) that lived some 50 million years ago. You’ll then see an actual jawbone of a sperm whale and find several good children’s areas. But the museum’s highlight is upstairs, where you’ll find the skeletons of 10 whale species, including narwhal, sperm, humpback, orca, and pilot. The biggest skeleton—in the side hall on...