If you are on the Northerly Island of Chicago, do ensure that you visit the Museum Campus on the lakefront where the top draw is the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum – the Western Hemisphere’s first planetarium! It is really enticing to take a tour of the most archaic museum-cum-planetarium today. Right from kids to the elderly, all are sure going to love this museum where there are some of the most stunningly contemporary attractions to behold. Soaring amidst the other poplar attractions like the Field Museum, the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum is named after Max Adler who was the founder. Drawing huge number of tourists annually, the main edifice is full of theaters as well as two planetariums. Among the theaters, there exists the famous Sky Theater that now houses the ultra-modern technology of the typical Zeiss projector  [...] 

The capital of Germany boasts a secret treasure for all the art lovers who are great fans of the medieval works. I am certainly talking about the Bode Museum that deserves at least a visit once in your lifetime. Attracting people for more than 100 years, this great edifice is no less than a monument in itself, which is nestled on the northern tip of the so-called ‘Museum Island’ that is in the Berlin’s heart. The Bode Museum is today the home of a variety of art treasures as well as artifacts that were introduced in the Medieval as well as Byzantine periods. Most of items that you see here are from Italy, France, Spain, Germany, and the Netherlands. Now, with this, there is one big benefit hidden for you to judge. Can you guess? It is a financial one! Okay, it is the benefit of marveling at these works of different countries eliminating  [...] 

Welcome to the excellent art institution in Philadelphia! Considered as the great artistic as well as historic home in US, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, among the largest museums in the continent, houses some of the most esteemed exhibitions as well as outstanding collections. It is located in the Fairmount Park that is at the Benjamin Franklin Parkway’s western end. Formerly called as the School of Industrial Art as well as the Pennsylvania museum; this art gallery is also admired for its inspiring programs besides its 2,00,000 items organized well in more than 200 galleries. Talking about the architecture of the museum, it is so mesmerizing that the visitors, irrespective of the locals or foreigners, have dubbed it as the American Parthenon. Well, it is somewhat logical to say so as its pediment is adorned with a plethora of Greek deity  [...] 

Nestled in the Wade Park of the trendy University Circle area, the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) is globally recognized for its sizeable holdings of Egyptian as well as Asian art. It is the home of over permanent 40,000 art works from all across the globe. Cleveland is bestowed with several esteemed cultural institutions of which one is the Cleveland Museum of Art that is also among the most vital art museums in the United States. In Ohio, it is sole major museum to continue to provide free admission for exploring its permanent collection. Nestled at some 15 minutes from downtown, CMA is famous for its vast collection of Indian, Asian, medieval and modern European, Pre-Columbian, Chinese, Islamic, African, Greek, Roman, Oceania, and Ancient American art along with the textiles, European painting and sculpture, and American painting and sculpture.  [...] 

Who can forget the assassination of the President John F Kennedy in the downtown Dallas in November 1963, which was followed by the assassination of the accused Lee Harvey Oswald? The gunman had fired from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository, which was only a warehouse at the Dealey Plaza. Today, both its sixth as well as the seventh floors are occupied by the fanatically audiovisual Sixth Floor Museum that narrates the entire tragedy in detail. Inaugurated in 1989 on the Presidents Day, the museum has attracted over 6 million visitors from throughout the globe including all ages who are eager to know all about the assassination. Eyewitness photos as well as the genuine video and audio clips surely add a deep meaning to the overall tour. Not only this, but also the several twisted conspiracies are concisely shown. On the first  [...] 

Nestled on the Kentmere Parkway, the Delaware Art Museum refers to an art gallery that is today a vibrant home of over 12,000 works. This now 100-year-old museum emphasizes mainly on the American arts from the 19th century along with the mid-19th century English Pre-Raphaelite movement. In this recently expanded as well as renovated edifice, you will come across a Sculpture Park, studio art classes, the Helen Farr Sloan Library & Archives, the delART Café with Wi-Fi access for free, an interactive Kids’ Corner learning area, and the Museum Store selling gifts as well as unique books. Above all, the Copeland Sculpture Garden on the grounds discloses the talents of the modern sculptors. Explore amidst the $30 million refurbished decor the 17 galleries that expose the dazzling displays of American art as well as illustration. In the Delaware  [...] 

Nestled in the heart of the city in the People’s Square and recognized as the China’s best museum, the Shanghai Museum is the home of the ancient Chinese art collections. It boasts 2 special exhibition halls, 11 state-of-the-art galleries, and a roomy cylindrical atrium on its four floors. Among these, the 11 galleries encompass the major Chinese art groups: Ancient Ceramics, Ancient Bronze, Ancient Sculpture, Ancient Jade, Ming and Qing Furniture, Paintings, Calligraphy, Seals, Coins, and Minority Nationalities. Overall, the style as well as the presentation of the Shanghai Museum will flank you with the works of art illustrating the old wisdom and philosophy. To be more specific, the exterior outline of the dome as well as the square floors represents the ancient notion of the circular paradise and a square land respectively. As  [...] 

Regarded as the only one of its kind facility on the planet, the Hayden Planetarium resides in the famous American Museum of Natural History’s Rose Center for Earth and Space. Presently run by the astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, this famous highlight in the Central Park of the New York City acts as a window for peeing into the enthralling world of astrophysics. Herein, you explore some great public exhibits as well as programs. The upper half of the Hayden Sphere is the home of the Star Theater that uses the advanced technology of high-resolution video to cast the ‘space shows’ of unparalleled realism and superiority. This also includes a customized Zeiss Star Projector system, the only one of its kind, which replicates an exact night sky that we see daily from our homes. With such technology in use, the Hayden Planetarium is  [...] 

The renovated Kelvingrove Museum, the Glasgow landmark since long, is the best place to explore a vibrant culture that has best evolved at the western coast of Scotland. But it not only the house of that culture’s gems, but it is also an international accommodation for some of the most vital global collections now displayed in its 22 state-of-the-art galleries. However, the focus is heavily on the natural history of the nation, which makes you come across the variety of displays that feature relics dating back to the country’s historic and prehistoric times. The national as well as international collections feature majestic paintings and figurines, silver and ceramics, weapons and firearms, European armor, furniture, and clothing. If you are with your family in Glasgow, the Kelvingrove museum is a must as a day trip, as there are plenty  [...] 

Scattered over three levels with its unique towering roofline as well as impressive proportions, the ultra-contemporary Melbourne Museum has become the largest museum complex not only in the country, but in the entire Southern Hemisphere. However it is not only its grand dimensions that draw millions here, but it is also the genuine gems ranging from the Aboriginal legacy to the current era’s digital wonders, which stun the minds. Nestled at the Carlton Gardens in the Victoria’s capital, the Melbourne Museum has incorporated the latest technology via which the visitors can peep into the nation’s flora, fauna, and culture. What to see and do? The museum is operated by Museum Victoria whose displays encompass 16 million items in across four galleries. At the museum, over 20 exhibitions occupy the different sections as well as galleries.  [...]