 One of the points of interest near Hellissandur is the Snæfellsjökull glacier, made famous by Jules Verne in his "Journey to the Center of the Earth".Just outside the village, there is the northern entrance to the Snæfellsjökull National Park, which surrounds the western and southern sides of the glacier.Nearby is the 412 metre tall Gufuskálar radio mast, the tallest structure in Western Europe, located 2 kilometres westward.