Snaefellsjokull National Park is one of the primary touristic spots in Western Iceland, as well as one of the three preserved natural areas throughout the country, along with Þingvellir National Park and Vatnajökull National Park. It is also referred to as a "miniature of Iceland" because it incorporates most of the land's essentials - volcanoes, lava tubs and plateaus, towering rocks, frozen glaciers, cave chambers, craters, black sands, and green moss.