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Museums around the world worth visiting for their collections, storytelling, and cultural significance, covering art, history, archaeology, science, and local heritage. This archive brings together museums that add depth to travel by placing places, people, and civilizations into context.

Historics, Towns and Cities

Asakusa Area Guide: Ninjas, Samurais and River Cruises (2025 Update)

Asakusa is where Tokyo’s old soul still walks its streets. The sound of temple bells, the flash of red lanterns, and the aroma of sweet ningyo-yaki cakes blend into a neighborhood that has carried its traditions for over a thousand years. This is Tokyo before the neon lights, bullet trains and tall skyscrapers started dotting the district. The history of Asakusa’s dates back sometime to … Continue reading Asakusa Area Guide: Ninjas, Samurais and River Cruises (2025 Update)

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Archaeology

Roman Amphitheatre Amman: Statues, Museums, and Hidden Secrets

Carved into the hillside of the country’s capital, Amman’s Roman Amphitheatre is the city’s most iconic landmark and a spectacular piece of ancient ruin that still puts its visitors in awe even after centuries of wear. It stays as a significant piece of Jordan’s history when the country was once known as Philadelphia under the Roman rule. Sitting on a calculated angle facing north to … Continue reading Roman Amphitheatre Amman: Statues, Museums, and Hidden Secrets

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The Best Things to do in Key West Florida from Historic Mansions, & Wildlife Refuges to Shipwrecks and Ghost Tours

By Dheepratim Das Part of the Florida Keys archipelago and nicknamed “the Conch Republic” Key West in Florida is a mix of Cuban culture, Spanish history and tales of pirates! As the southernmost point of the United States, it was once a thriving center for shipwreck salvaging in the 19th century and the island quickly became one of the wealthiest cities in the nation.  Over … Continue reading The Best Things to do in Key West Florida from Historic Mansions, & Wildlife Refuges to Shipwrecks and Ghost Tours

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Archaeology

Top Artifacts to See in Istanbul Archaeology Museum: Sarcophaguses, Greek Gods and Items from Troy

In a place like Istanbul where museums are abundant, Ottoman palaces that still stand in all its glory and underground water reserves that makes jaw drop, the Istanbul Archaeology Museum goes unvisited by many travelers. With its vast collection of artifacts, the museum invites visitors to explore the layers of history that shaped entire empires in Turkey with intricate sculptures of Roman Emperors and even … Continue reading Top Artifacts to See in Istanbul Archaeology Museum: Sarcophaguses, Greek Gods and Items from Troy

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5 Places To See Real Mummies in Egypt

Golden sarcophaguses, spells and scarabs, and rumored curses – Egypt’s mummies and mummification never ceases to amaze the world and it’s travelers. With mysteries and the unexplainable surrounding the preserved bodies of the ancient pharaohs, these royal mummies hold the secrets to a world that did unbelievable feats of constructing mega structures deemed impossible to do in the ancient days….or even today. If you’re visiting … Continue reading 5 Places To See Real Mummies in Egypt

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