museums Archives

Story of Prague: Ticket prices, hours & must-know tips

Story of Prague is an augmented-reality museum covering 800 years of the city's history, right by Charles Bridge. This guide was updated in June 2026. Adult admission is now CZK 390, up from the CZK 330 that visitor forums were quoting as recently as last…

Brooklands Museum: Ticket prices, opening hours & must-know tips

Brooklands Museum, in Weybridge, Surrey, is on the site of the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit. This guide was updated in June 2026. Admission is temporarily cheaper than usual: a UK government VAT reduction has cut the price of standard tickets for visits between…

American Writers Museum, Chicago: Visitor tips with ticket prices & hours

The American Writers Museum in Chicago is the only museum in the United States devoted entirely to American writers and their work. This guide was updated in June 2026. Its current special exhibit, Declarations: 250 Years of Writing Toward Independence, runs through 7 September 2026,…

3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum guide: Ticket prices, hours & tips

The 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum is the only Arab member of the Olympic Museum Network, built into the side of Khalifa International Stadium. This guide was updated in June 2026. Admission has dropped sharply since the FIFA World Cup 2022 era, when non-resident…

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…

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.…

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…

Galata Maritime Museum, Genoa: Ticket prices, hours & visitor tips

The Galata Museo del Mare in the Porto Antico (old port) of Genoa is the largest maritime museum in the Mediterranean. It covers 12,000 m² across five levels and 31 galleries, with five full-scale ship reconstructions, a live submarine moored outside, and the most compelling…