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Visiting the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence: practical guide for first-time visitors

The Palazzo Vecchio on Piazza della Signoria has been the seat of Florentine civic power since 1299 and today operates as both Florence's working town hall and one of its most visited museums. This guide was updated in June 2026. Two significant updates for 2026:…

Visiting the Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition, Rome: practical guide for first-time visitors

The Mostra di Leonardo at Piazza della Cancelleria 1 in Rome is a permanent interactive exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci's machines and inventions, housed in the Palazzo della Cancelleria — a Renaissance palace next to Campo de' Fiori. This guide was updated in June 2026.…

Villa Carlotta, Lake Como: practical guide for first-time visitors

Villa Carlotta sits directly on the shore of Lake Como at Tremezzina, a neoclassical villa housing a museum of Neoclassical and Romantic art alongside one of the finest botanical gardens in northern Italy. This guide was updated in June 2026. The 2026 adult admission is…

Visiting the Museum of Oxford, Oxford: practical guide for first-timers

The Museum of Oxford (MOX) is a local history museum inside Oxford Town Hall on St Aldate's. It's the only museum dedicated entirely to telling the story of Oxford and its people. This guide covers opening hours, admission prices, accessibility, transport, what to see, and…

The History of Science Museum in Oxford, South-East England.

Visiting the History of Science Museum, Oxford: practical guide for first-timers

The History of Science Museum is a free museum at Broad Street, Oxford, housed in the world's oldest surviving purpose-built public museum building (built 1683). It holds one of the world's greatest collections of historic scientific instruments. This guide covers opening hours, admission, transport, parking,…

Visiting the Musée Rodin, Paris: practical guide for first-time visitors

The Musée Rodin at 77 rue de Varenne in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France holds the world's most comprehensive collection of Auguste Rodin's work, housed in the Hôtel Biron — an 18th-century mansion Rodin himself occupied as a tenant from 1908 until his death…

National Dinosaur Museum, Canberra: practical guide for first-time visitors

The National Dinosaur Museum in Gold Creek Village, Nicholls is Australia's largest permanent display of prehistoric specimens, with over 150 dinosaur models, 23 complete skeletons, and 300+ individual fossil exhibits across a multi-level indoor gallery and landscaped garden. This guide was updated in June 2026.…

Casa del Plátano, Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife: practical guide for first-time visitors

Casa del Plátano is a restored Canarian hacienda in Icod de los Vinos housing the self-styled only dedicated banana visitor attraction in Europe. The visit covers an indoor museum on the history of banana cultivation in the Canary Islands and a working two-level banana plantation…

Visiting Arktikum, Rovaniemi: practical guide for first-time visitors

Arktikum is a science centre and museum in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland, sitting on the bank of the Ounasjoki river beneath a 172-metre glass corridor that points due north. This guide was updated in June 2026: Two things to know before you go: the standard adult…

Swiss National Museum, Zurich: practical guide for first-time visitors

The Swiss National Museum (Landesmuseum Zürich) on Museumstrasse 2 is Switzerland's most visited museum of cultural history, covering the country's past from prehistoric times to the present day. This guide was updated in June 2026. Two things to note before you go: the adult admission…