Nestled within the Memorial Hall on the Fairmount Park, the Please Touch Museum is really worth a touch as many times as possible, especially for the kids. It is now among the top 10 museums for children. It is not only the stunning home of striking exhibits, but is also the venue of some worth watching programs. Surprisingly, the museum is made in such a way that your child will be your guide as you take a tour of this exciting environment. There are over six exhibit areas in the Please Touch Museum that aims at motivating education via interactivity as well as play. With this, you can really personalize your trip here by exploring the unique displays in your own way. At the Access/Ability exhibit, you and your child are left with full freedom to find the abilities in the disabilities. Yes, this is to be awakened to the fact that even the  [...] 

Housed in what was once called as the International Shoe Company on the Washington Avenue, the St Louis City Museum is the home of the industrial as well as architectural artifacts objects. With its description on the Web site being an assorted blend of funhouse, children’s playground, architectural wonder, and surrealistic pavilion; the museum has never failed to pull both the locals as well as tourists from across the world. Further, it has won many local as well as global awards and is regarded as among the ‘great public places’. So, in this hands-on St Louis City Museum, get ready to easily touch, play, and climb the different displays. On the 1st floor that is the original section in mosaics and columns, you will come across a life-size Bowhead Whale where you can walk, a big fish tank, the famous ‘Puking Pig’, and a myriad  [...] 

Regarded among the Rome’s best museums, the Borghese Gallery or the Galleria Borghese is surely a must visit attraction that is inside the gracious Villa Borghese nicely tucked on the Pincio Hills. Adorning the astounding Borghese Gardens, this museum houses several incredible Bernini’s marble sculptures as well as vital Borghese antiquities, figurines, and paintings specially made by the 17th century artist Cardinal Scipione Borghese, the Pope Paul V’s nephew. In addition, even the Villa Borghese is also famous among the tourists as this was the historical place where several of the expanding art collections were showcased, which were of Borghese – the Bernini’s patron and the zealous Caravaggio works collector. Within the Borghese Gallery, there are 2 floors on which 20 rooms hold incredible Renaissance collections as well as  [...] 

Welcome to an interactive retreat within an architectural retreat! Yes, situated in the Palace of Fine Arts, the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry is the North America’s first interactive museum that guarantees endless fun time for all ages. Adorning the Hyde Park neighborhood near Lake Michigan, the museum is always in the list of the must to see attractions of Chicago. This is because a trip to the museum is not only about of marveling at its exhibits, but is also includes a hands on approach for imparting knowledge. So, tune into this lively world of science and technology where you can excitingly run a real U-505 submarine. Within the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, there are over 35,000 objects of which the major highlights are the working ToyMaker 3000 factory now housing robots (loved the most by kids), a running Coal  [...] 

If you are on your Mexico trip, do make a visit to the unusual Museo Frida Kahlo in Coyoacan, which will offer you an unimaginable Mexican experience. Shrouded in the rising walls of cobalt blue and a doorway in green, this art gallery is a legendary one as it was formerly the residence Frida Kahlo, the famous female artist who lived here from birth to demise. Today, this is a stunning museum that is famous for its interesting exhibitions related to the two: Diego Rivera and his wife Frida as well as for the reflecting lifestyle of the wealthy bohemians in the nation. Also known as the Casa Azul, the present layout of Museo Frida Kahlo is a colonial-style edifice that has U shape and surrounds a green courtyard. In spite of being 53 years old, the museum still retains its cheerful ambiance amidst which there are tropical plantations as well  [...] 

With a 100% focus on some of the most complex subjects of education such as physical science mathematics, technology, and natural history; the Minnesota Science Museum just rightly caters to the needs of the students. But, that does not mean that others cannot come. Any ways, the museum is meant for all ages! It is located on the bank of the Mississippi River in the downtown St. Paul. The large Minnesota Science Museum is an interestingly designed house of scientific collections that not only draw the locals, but also the tourist from all across the globe making the annual count reach to a soaring million! This over 100-year-old museum has made all possible efforts to expand its collection due to which today its patrons enjoy viewing some of the most notable items that is even liked by a 2-year old. When you just reach here, you will know  [...] 

Preserving the history of Adirondacks, the Adirondack Museum in the village of the Blue Mountain Lake on NY-30 is the abode of the New York’s cultural heritage. It houses 22 galleries as well as exhibit rooms where the visitor can marvel at the photographs, archives, historic artifacts, and art that all speak about the appealing past of this geographically blessed area. Further, a research library can also be spotted whose more than 50 books reveal a lot of Adirondack history, art progress, and museum information along with a refreshing cafe. However, this is not all you see in the museum. To add to the excitement, the Adirondack museum also schedules for classes, illustrations, special events, symposia, field trips, and workshops. By being marveled at the things to see and so, a traveler of the National Geographic channel as considered  [...] 

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  [...]