Museums

A labyrinthine museum chronicling the history of African culture in Brazil.

This museum honors the young maritime hero who became an unexpected Victorian-era celebrity.

The powerful party began with a secret meeting in this shikumen in 1921.

This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.

Ecuador's first Catholic church was built by Spanish conquistadors in 1534.

Learn how dolls are made in this fascinating museum inside a 19th-century mansion.

An archaeological museum at the Aztec pyramid displays signs of the New Fire ritual performed every 52 years.

Over 600 acres of idyllic open grassland honor Nebraska’s georgic storyteller.

An exhibit of items from the mental institution where Mary Todd Lincoln lived after her son conspired to have her committed.

An eclectic collection of thousands of items owned by the sculptor Frederic Marès.

The idyllic colonial home of the artist behind the famous portraits of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

A somber monument commemorates the site of a Native American reservation marked by suffering.

A fascinating aviation museum where you can chat with the veterans who once flew the aircraft on display.

A hidden gem of a museum that lets you search for your own fossils.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.