Víkingaheimar (Viking World) is an exhibitions centre where the Viking ship Islendingur (Icelander) is kept. The Icelander is a replica of the Viking ships popular around 900 AD. The ship is 23 meters long and 5.25 meters wide. It was built from 1994-1996 by Gunnar Marel Eggertsson, who in 2000 sailed with his crew of 9 to Greenland, and from there, to North America. He followed the path of Leifur Eiríksson, the 11th century Viking who discovered America. Their voyage took 110 days and they stopped at 25 ports where the ship was greeted with a ceremony in each port! The Viking exhibition features artifacts on loan from nine different museums, both original artifacts and museum replicas, texts, photographs, and audio-visual displays. The museum is open daily.