Famous for the Aurora Borealis, a phenomenon that occurs in winter in the northernmost countries of the world, Iceland is also home to the curious Phallus Museum, in free translation.
Opened in 1997 by professor Sigurður Hjartarson, he received encouragement from the local government to set up the museum, which is located in the center of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland.
With more than 280 penises on display from more than 60 species, it only received the first human penis in 2011.
In the collection there are limbs measuring 2 millimeters, from a hamster, up to 1.70 meters, from a blue whale.
The space is small, but enough to accommodate all the penises. The museum has an audio guide that explains interesting facts about some species, such as whales that ejaculate up to 3 liters at a time.
There are some replicas of human penises like the Icelandic handball team that competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The museum has already been offered 180 million euros to move its collection to England, but the proposal was rejected.
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Icelandic Phallological Museum
Laugavegur, 116 – Reykjavík
Open daily from 10am to 18pm
Entry ISK 1700 (€13)
