Built around 1786, the Wadsworth-Longfellow House was the home of one of New England's most prominent families. The poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow grew up here. Today, it houses a museum containing numerous original items and artifacts, as well as the Maine Historical society.
This place is awfully hard to describe. In gist, it's an immersive and interactive museum based in fantasy. You'll be immersed in art installations, videos, music, and "extended reality" (yup, that's from off their website). Part museum, part semi-escape room (think secret passages and portals to magical worlds) it's an extremely unique not-to-miss experience.
Originally constructed in the early 17th century as Spain's seat of government for what is today the American Southwest, the Palace of the Governors chronicles the history of Santa Fe as well as New Mexico and the region. This adobe structure, now the state's history museum, was designated a Registered National Historic Landmark in 1960 and an American Treasure in 1999. It is part of the New Mexico History Museum.
This museum features artwork from the late 18th to early 19th centuries to present. You'll see work by Degas, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Monet, Picasso, Klee, and Chagall (among many others).
Dresden's Royal Palace was the residence of the Saxon kings and was totally destroyed during WWII. The painstaking work to reconstruct the Renaissance building is still occurring, but it currently houses the Historic Green Vault and the New Green Vault, both holding jewels and treasures.
The Zwinger holds 3 museums: The Old Masters Gallery, Mathematics-Physics Salon and Porcelain Collection. We recommend the Old Masters Gallery (though you have to buy the 3-combo ticket to visit, there aren't other options. The Old Masters Gallery is Dresden's big collection of paintings including those by Titian, Rembrandt, Ruben, Raphael, Vermeer.
Kathe Wohlfahrt's Christmas Village shop is both historical museum and store. You'll see the history of the German Christmas through Christmas decorations through the ages (including the Nazi era). It's an impressive explosion of Christmas and will get anyone in a celebratory mood.
This is Cologne's Chocolate Museum with both an exhibition and factory component. It covers the journey of the cocoa bean from tree to factory and 5000 years of chocolate history and shows off the German chocolate manufacturing. You'll get to walk through a tropical forest and sample chocolate at the fountain. There's also plenty of chocolate to purchase at the end.
OK we’ll admit it – we really do love museums. We understand that they are not for everyone – but we really think they should be. Museums are designed to store many of the greatest achievements…
Bring your most comfortable shoes as you get ready to enjoy this vast array of art and antiquities in one of the largest museums of the world (17 acres large). The Met has more than 2 million objects in their permanent collection including an intact ancient Egyptian temple. You'll want to allow several hours to see the museum's highlights, but it's easy to spend a full day.
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