Old Wash House

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Lonely Planet review

Just north of the Reykjavík Botanic Gardens you'll find the Old Wash House - sadly, rather graffitied - where washerwomen once scrubbed the city's dirty laundry in sulphurous pools. A small open-air exhibition of old photos brings the past to life.