[1] The Drangey Exhibition is in Pakkhús, the Hofsós warehouse built in 1777, during the time of the trading monopoly.

[2][3] Other services offered are accommodation in guesthouses, a restaurant, coffee-house, and a camping site.

There are also pleasant walks along the shore with good examples of hexagonal basalt columns.

It is connected to land by low sandpits impounding a considerable lake with rich bird life and good trout fishing.

In recent years Hofsós has built itself up as a tourist attraction and has The Icelandic Emigration Center (Vesturfarasetrið á Hofsósi), dedicated to the westward migration to North America of Icelanders that reached its peak at the start of the 19th century.