Museum

Kent, United Kingdom

Leeds Castle

The library in this castle in Kent, England, which has been home to royalty since the 13th century, served as a field hospital in World War II.

Dublin, Ireland

Hugh Lane Gallery

The gallery’s interior once held the first public collection of impressionist paintings in the UK while its entrance tells the story of Georgian architecture.

Maincy, France

Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte

This baroque French chateau located just outside of Paris was built on top of three demolished villages.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Philbrook Museum

Built as a place where his two kids could entertain friends, oilman Waite Phillips donated this villa as a public art museum only 11 years after moving in.

Potsdam, Germany

Neue Kammern

This UNESCO World Heritage site in Potsdam, Germany is an exemplary Frederican Rococo palace. Its seven-room guesthouse was originally a 1745 orangery.

Jaipur, India

Jantar Mantar

The observatories have brought greater precision to India’s celestial measurements while attracting academics, architects, and modern artists—even converting the occasional flat-earther.

Potsdam, Germany

Charlottenhof Palace

A unique guest room fashioned after a Roman caeser's tent is found the former summer residence of Prince Frederick William.

London, United Kingdom

Osterley Park

An 18th century remodel turned this 16th century London manor house into a unique and unusual work of art.

Surakarta City, Central Java, Indonesia

Surakarta Hadiningrat Royal Palace

Built in 1744, this ornate palace in Central Java, Indonesia is believed to be guarded by magical powers (in addition to the human guards).

Jaipur, India

Hawa Mahal

A historical Indian palace built in 1799 is also known as the chef-d'uvre, or masterpiece, of Maharaja Jai Singh.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

This museum in Boston was robbed in the world's largest property theft, a case that remains unsolved to this day with a $10 million reward for the artwork's safe return.

Warsaw, Poland

Palace of Culture and Science

As notable high-rise in Warsaw this building stands at 237 meters high, making it the tallest building in Poland.

Paris, France

Musee de la Chasse et de la Nature

A private museum in Paris focused on the relationships between humans and the natural environment through the traditions and practices of hunting.

Helsinki, Finland

Military Museum of Finland

This museum is tasked with collecting, preserving, researching and displaying artifacts of military history in Finland.

Genoa, Italy

Palazzo Doria-Tursi

This 16th century Italian palace is now the Genoan Town Hall and serves as a cultural venue.

Jaipur, India

City Palace

This 18th century Indian palace still houses a royal family as well as five exhibits celebrating the art, war, history and transportation techniques of the local area.

London, United Kingdom

Kew Palace & Queen Charlotte’s Cottage

This British royal palace on the banks of the Thames is survived by the Dutch House, built in an Artisan Mannerist style dominated by Dutch gables.

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Moscow, Russia

Kuskovo Summer Palace

This 18th century summer estate is now home to the Russian State Museum of Ceramics.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Detroit Institute of Arts

With a collection consisting of over 65,000 works worth billions of dollars, this art museum is among the most visited in the world.

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Barcelona, Spain

Hospital De Sant Pau

Now a museum and cultural center this space was a fully functioning hospital in Barcelona until 2009.

Ravenna, Italy

National Museum of Ravenna

Ravenna, Italy was once the capital city of the Western Roman Empire, where this museum in a former Benedictine monastery owes its collection to 18th century monks.

Vienna, Austria

Schonbrunn Palace

This 1,441-room Baroque palace is one of the most important architectural, cultural, and historical monuments in Austria.

Saigon, Vietnam

Reunification Palace Bunker

This 1960s bunker was built in the residence of South Vietnam's president following an attempted assassination at the hands of his own air force.

London, United Kingdom

Wallace Collection

This unparalleled personal art collection opened to the public in London with one condition - that no object should ever leave, even on loan.

Budapest, Hungary

Hungarian National Museum

This Hungarian museum was used as a venue for revolutionary speeches that would spur a national rebellion in 1848.

Washington, D.C., United States

Arts and Industries Building

Designed to be perfectly symmetrical, this building is the second oldest building of the Smithsonian Museum.

Amer, Rajasthan, India

Amer Fort

Amer Fort is the former residence of the Rajput Maharajas and their families, now the main tourist attraction in Jaipur.

Vienna, Austria

Kunsthistorisches Museum

The "first" art catalogue and theft in Vienna's largest Art Museum. Two anecdotal tales of the Habsburg Empire's fascination with the Arts encapsulate the countless stories to be shared about Vienna's bedazzling institution.

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Moritzburg, Saxony, Germany

Schloss Moritzburg

This German castle contains the most valuable collection of hunting trophies in Europe and possibly the world.

Newport, Rhode Island, United States

The Breakers

This bedroom in the Vanderbilt mansion The Breakers belonged to Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, who grew up to be a prominent sculptor and founder of The Whitney Museum of American Art.

Potsdam, Germany

Dampfmaschinenhaus

Resembling a Turkish mosque, this pumping station houses a masterpiece of mechanical engineering.

Moscow, Russia

State Historical Museum

This state-sponsored history museum in Moscow's Red Square features over 4.5 million artifacts.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

This sculpture museum in Copenhagen grew out of the private collection of the son of the founder of Carlsburg beer.

Oslo, Norway

Nasjonalgalleriet

Scheduled to open in 2021, this Oslo museum will become the largest in the Nordic countries with over 5,000 works on display in a 10,000m2 exhibition area.

Potsdam, Germany

Schloss Sanssouci

This summer palace of Frederick the Great is considered by some to be the German Versailles