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In Sydney, Intricate New Models Depict Australia’s Brutal Colonial Era
A redesigned museum hopes to grapple with the thorny legacy of the “convict period.”
Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc, Mexico
Museo de Santa María de la Asunción
This church turned museum is dedicated to the last Mexica ruler, whose remains were allegedly buried under the altar.
Burlington, Kentucky
Dinsmore Farm
Visitors to this Kentucky homestead turned museum are immediately transported back to the Antebellum south.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Apollo Lunar Sample Displays
Visitors to the National Museum of Nepal can moon over a set of well-traveled flags.
Huntington Beach, California
Newland House Museum
The oldest home in Huntington Beach, the farmhouse is a monument to the region's pioneer past.
Summerside, Prince Edward Island
International Fox Museum and Hall of Fame
The once-booming fox ranching industry has left its mark on Prince Edward Island.
Permanently Closed
Supply, North Carolina
Fort Apache
This handcrafted, old western-style town is filled with deserted cars, retired movie props, and other forms of Americana.
Dover, England
Bronze Age Boat
One of the oldest seagoing boats in the world can be found at the Dover Museum.
Berlin, Germany
Alliierten Museum
This museum is home to a sugar sculpture of the Berlin Airlift Memorial.
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The Aftermath of a Fire at the Museum of Chinese in America's Archives
Staff are hopeful after the first recovery effort found 150 boxes in a salvageable state.
Varberg, Sweden
Bullet Button
This innocuous-looking button may have been used to assassinate a king.
Binasco, Italy
MUMAC Coffee Machine Museum
Get buzzed beholding one of the world's largest coffee-machine collections, then step into the café for a specially brewed cup.
Tokyo, Japan
Tobacco & Salt Museum
This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Palace of the Governors
The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Ernie Pyle Public Library
The home of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle is now a library and museum dedicated to his memory.
Berkeley, California
Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles
From buttons to beads, flounces to fripperies, this textile museum and shop honors the history of needlework.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plimoth Patuxet
Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.
Mexico City, Mexico
Museo del Calzado (Footwear Museum)
This covert museum showcases booties worn by a rescue dog and slippers owned by Queen Elizabeth II.
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