Museum

A night at the museum? We'd need YEARS of exploration to get through all of these lovely homes of art, antiquity and ingenuity.

St. Petersburg, Russia

Marly Palace

Located on the grounds of Peter the Great's Grand Palace estate, this Baroque mansion was restored after WWII using archival photographs.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Anglesey Abbey

This country house in Lode, England was an Augustinian convent for centuries before being dissolved by King Henry VIII.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Rideau Hall

The ballroom of Rideau Hall is the second most televised and photographed room in Canada.

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Luxor Governorate, Egypt

Valley of the Kings

This yellow trolley rides through the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt, famous as the final resting place of King Tutankhamun.

Banff, Scotland

Duff House

This 18th century mansion is named and built for William Duff of Braco. Despite the honor, Duff never lived in this mansion, preferring Rothiemay Castle instead.

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Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Newport Art Museum

This museum's collection includes over 3,000 fine art and archival objects, particularly from Rhode Island and New England artists.

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Cork, Ireland

The Butter Museum

This Irish museum's collections include dairy paraphernalia, including a container of thousand year old medieval bog butter.

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Helsingor, Denmark

Kronborg Castle

Immortalized by Shakespeare, this 600 year old castle had a long military history before opening to the public in 1938.

Brest, Belarus

Brest Railway Museum

Museum that exhibits a vast collection of historical locomotive relics from Belarus and the Soviet Union.

Helsinki, Finland

Seurasaari Open-Air Museum

This eye-catching booth is just a small example exhibited at the Seurasaari Open-Air Museum: a collection of 80 historic buildings from across Finland.

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Bruhl, Germany

Falkenlust Hunting Lodge

This German hunting lodge turned public museum was once the lavish hobby house of avid falconer, Clemens August of Bavaria.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Swan House

This historic house museum features sculpted and painted swans throughout the building and grounds.

Dudley, United Kingdom

Black Country Living Museum

An open-air museum serving as a living monument to the immense change brought to England by the coal and iron industry.

New York, New York, United States

Morgan Library & Museum

The Morgan Library & Museum, once the private office and library of financier J.P. Morgan, is now a museum and scholarly research center in New York City.

Pico Island, Portugal

Museu do Vinho

Surrounded by scenic views and ancient dragon forests, this Portuguese museum is dedicated to the love of wine.

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