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Museums

Inside the Biblioteca Palafoxiana.

Biblioteca Palafoxiana

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

Veliki Tabor Castle.

Hum Košnički, Croatia

Veliki Tabor Castle

This beautiful Croatian fortress is haunted by legends of forbidden love.

Leavenworth, Washington

Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

The museum entrance.

Mexico City, Mexico

Museo Dolores Olmedo

This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.

Wall of Byte magazines.

Roswell, Georgia

Computer Museum of America

A vast collection of rare, historical, and vintage supercomputers.

The Oldest House in New Town San Diego

San Diego, California

Davis-Horton House

The oldest standing structure in downtown San Diego.

Semenkovo, Russia

Vologda Butter Museum

Slather on the history at an exhibition dedicated to this Russian luxury.

Uniforms and gear.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Police Museum

This hidden museum examines the complex history of the country's law enforcement.

Schorfheide, Germany

Finowfurt Aviation Museum

This former Soviet military base has over 10 original aircraft and an enormous amount of memorabilia on display.

DeLorean Museum

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

São Miguel, Portugal

Oficina Museu (Workshop Museum)

One artist's collection of homemade handicrafts doubles as a monument to 20th-century material culture.

The museum.

Fakenham, England

Fakenham Museum of Gas and Local History

The last gas works in England and Wales details how people once extracted the resource from coal.

Faux produce on display at Turin's Fruit Museum.

When Royalty, Scientists, and Gardeners All Wanted Fake Fruit

One collection of fake produce is a reminder of both ingenuity and loss.

Vittoria Traverso August 30, 2019

Conference House, Staten Island, New York City.

Staten Island, New York

Conference House

During the American Revolution, this mansion hosted failed peace talks between the British and Americans.

Polenmuseum Rapperswil (Polish Museum Rapperswil).

Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland

Polenmuseum Rapperswil (Polish Museum Rapperswil)

A 13th-century Swiss castle houses a collection of artifacts from the Polish diaspora.

Permanent collections.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Museum Tot Zover

This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.

Bern, Switzerland

Klingende Sammlung

An amazing collection of rare wind instruments where visitors can give the iconic Swiss Alphorn a toot.

Permanently Closed

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexican Calendars Exhibition at the Soumaya Museum

This collection of promotional calendars preserves a staple of mid-century Mexican pop art.