Kopavogur is central in the capital area and there are roads, bus routes and pedestrian and bicycle paths that link Kopavogur with the rest of the Reykjavik area.
Kopavogur is one of the youngest towns in Iceland so there is not much there of historical significance. It was a suburb of Reykjavik with the first houses built during WW2. Recent (post 1990) explosive growth in both business and housing building doubled the town in size, giving it large shopping centers and an office/commercial building that is the tallest building in Iceland but the things to see are primarily in the older part of the town, particularily the Karsnes peninsula with trees in the gardens and treelined streets and the picturesque church on top of the Borgarholt.