Museo Galileo: A Lesser Known Museum in Florence
Museo Galileo is a lesser known museum in Florence, Italy for anyone trying to avoid the large crowds of tourists and long lines during their trip.
Museums
We love museums, and on every trip, we make sure to visit one or two to add some historical dimensions to our travels. Whether it’s a tiny one-room repository of local history or the dramatic sweep of a Guggenheim or Louvre, we encourage all of our readers to visit museums whenever they travel.
A Summer of Excitement at Dallas’ Perot Museum
The Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Dallas’ top cultural attraction, is becoming even more exciting this summer with the addition of new exhibits.
Georgia’s Contributions to the US Civil Rights Trail
The addition of Georgia to the US Civil Rights Trail has added eleven important sites that help tell the story of the Civil Rights Movement in the US.
The House Where Lee Harvey Oswald Stayed
In a modest house in Irving, Texas, JFK’s assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, lived quietly with his wife and daughter and Ruth Paine. You can visit Paine’s house.
Louisiana’s Home to the World’s Favorite Hot Sauce
Avery Island, Louisiana has been the home to McIlhenny family’s Tabasco empire since 1868. Today there is a new on-site restaurant called 1868, and a full museum to go with the factory tour.
B.B. King Museum in Indianola, Mississippi
B.B. King, the legendary blues guitarist who died in 2015, built a museum in his hometown of Indianola, Indiana, where many of his treasures are on display and where his grave is located.
Louvre Abu Dhabi: A New Museum for the Arab World
A third Louvre, after the famous museums in Paris and in Northern France, opened in November 017. The Louvre Abu Dhabi will be a museum for the world with treasures from Paris and many other works of priceless art.
Paprika from Extremadura in Spain
Spain’s Extremadura region is famous for Iberico pork and its peppers. These peppers are slowly smoked to create another delightful Spanish spice: paprika. There’s even a museum devoted to the spice. The author, Jackie Sheckler Finch, shares a recipe for the Spanish dish migas.
High-Tech Intrigue, Spy Games in NYC
Spyscape is the newest attraction in New York City’s midtown, where you learn all about spies and become immersed in an interactive game of treachery.
Guinness: Ireland’s Most Popular Tourist Attraction
The Guinness Factory at St James Gate is the most popular tourist attraction in Ireland, not only because the beer is so famous, but the interactive displays and history is very interesting and the tour includes beer samples.
Gulliver’s Gate: An Astounding Miniature World in Times Square
Gulliver’s Gate is a spectacular new exhibit in New York City’s Times Square. It’s an entire world of miniatures, with realistic buildings, people, cars, and natural wonders.
Switzerland: Chaplin’s World and The Nest
Two new museums opened in Vevey, Switzerland, and they’re too interesting to be called museums. Chaplin’s World and The Nest, about Nestle Co.