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The Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar.

Museum of Islamic Art, Doha: Ticket prices, hours & visitor tips

The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) is Qatar's flagship Islamic art museum, set on its own island along Doha's Corniche. This guide was updated in June 2026. MIA is closed on Wednesdays now, not Tuesdays as several older guides still state. Admission is no longer…

The National Museum of Qatar in Doha, Qatar.

National Museum of Qatar guide: Ticket prices, hours & tips

The National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) is Qatar's national history museum, built around a restored royal palace on Doha's Corniche. This guide was updated in June 2026. Some of NMoQ's galleries are currently closed for enhancement, a detail that won't appear in older guides written…

The Kyoto Railway Museum in Kyoto, Japan.

Kyoto Railway Museum guide: Ticket prices, hours & tips

The Kyoto Railway Museum is a vast railway museum in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, run by JR West on the site of the former Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum. This guide was updated in June 2026. General admission is now 1,500 yen, up from the 1,200 yen…

Memphis to Austin road trip: Distance, drive time & best stops

The best road trip stops on the Memphis to Austin drive are Little Rock, Hot Springs AR and Dallas. The distance from Memphis to Austin by car is 647 miles, with a 9h30m driving time. Planning a Memphis to Austin road trip itinerary The drive…

Nashville to Memphis: Distance, drive time & best road trip stops

The distance from Nashville to Memphis by car is 212 miles, with a 3h13m driving time. The best road trip stops on the Nashville to Memphis drive are Loretta Lynn’s Ranch, Jackson TN and the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center in Brownsville. Finding the best…

Higger Tor with children: Sheffield’s family-friendly Peak District clambering spot

Children love scrambling over the large gritstone boulders of Higger Tor in the Peak District National Park. Why visit Higger Tor? Higger Tor is a rocky plateau next to the Burbage Valley in the Peak District. It’s just within the boundaries of Sheffield, South Yorkshire,…

Villa Reale di Marlia, Lucca: Visitor tips with ticket prices and hours

Villa Reale di Marlia, 5 km from the walls of Lucca, is a 16-hectare historic estate that was Napoleon's sister Elisa Bonaparte's royal residence from 1806 to 1814. It's one of the most important garden complexes in Tuscany. This guide was updated in June 2026.…

Choco-Story Torino guide: Ticket prices, hours & top tips

Choco-Story Torino at Via Paolo Sacchi 38 in Turin is a dedicated chocolate and gianduja museum in the basement of the historic Pfatisch pastry shop, part of the 14-location international Choco-Story museum network. It holds over 700 objects tracing the history of cacao from the…

National Automobile Museum, Turin: Ticket prices, hours & visitor tips

The Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile (MAUTO) in Turin is one of the most important automotive museums in the world. It houses over 200 original vehicles from 80 brands tracing the history of the automobile from the first steam cars of 1769 to current Formula 1 machinery.…

Castello di Vezio, Lake Como: Visitor tips with ticket prices & hours

Castello di Vezio stands on the promontory above Varenna on Lake Como, a thousand-year-old medieval military watchtower surrounded by one of the northernmost olive groves in the world, botanical garden terraces, and panoramic views across the central lake basin. This guide was updated in June…