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Swiss Finance Museum, Zurich: Prices, hours, transport & visitor tips

The Swiss Finance Museum is Switzerland's only museum dedicated to finance, housed inside the Zurich headquarters of SIX, the operator of the Swiss stock exchange. The museum will close entirely from 14 December 2026 to 5 March 2027 for a redevelopment of its exhibitions, a…

Road signs inside the Swiss Museum of Transport, Lucerne.

Visiting the Swiss Museum of Transport, Lucerne: practical guide for first-time visitors

The Swiss Museum of Transport (Verkehrshaus) is Switzerland's most-visited museum, spanning 20,000 square metres of interactive exhibits on rail, road, air and water travel. The Day Pass now costs CHF 62 for adults, more than double the CHF 32 rate that one widely read 2025…

Tekniska museet, Stockholm: Visitor tips, with prices, hours & parking

Tekniska museet, Sweden's largest museum of science and technology, spans 10,000 square metres on Norra Djurgården, Stockholm. Many visitors assume the Wisdome dome cinema is included in general admission, but it is a separate ticket, priced from 100 kr. You can book through GetYourGuide to…

Visiting Fotografiska Stockholm: Ticket prices, opening hours & top tips

Fotografiska Stockholm is a contemporary museum of photography, art and culture, housed in a 1906 customs house on Stockholm's waterfront. Adult admission is now a flat 225 kr, replacing the old weekday/weekend split of 200 kr and 230 kr that several sites still quote. You…

Inside ABBA The Museum in Stockholm, Sweden.

Visiting ABBA The Museum, Stockholm: Ticket prices, hours & useful tips

ABBA The Museum in Stockholm is an interactive tribute to the Swedish pop group, built around original costumes, gold records and genuine memorabilia. Admission now follows fully dynamic pricing of 249 to 329 kr, replacing the flat rate of around 250 to 280 kr that…

Nordic Museum, Stockholm: Opening hours, ticket prices & visitor tips

The Nordic Museum (Nordiska museet) occupies a purpose-built 1907 palace on Djurgården, Stockholm, tracing Nordic life from the 16th century to today. Children aged 3 to 18 now pay 75 kr, even though several older guides and booking sites still describe admission for under-18s as…

Visiting the Grassmayr Bell Museum, Innsbruck: practical guide for first-time visitors

The Grassmayr Bell Museum combines a working bell foundry, a museum and an interactive Sound Room inside Austria's oldest family business, casting bells since 1599. The adult ticket price has risen to €10.00, while several older guides and blogs still quote the €8 rate. You…

Visiting the Tirol Panorama Museum, Innsbruck: Prices, hours, parking & tops

The Tirol Panorama houses the largest painted artwork in Tyrol, a 1,000m² circular panorama depicting the Third Battle of Bergisel of 1809, and connects underground to the historic Kaiserjäger Museum. The single-ticket price has risen to €9.00, while several older guides still quote the €8…

Visiting the Museum of Tyrolean Regional Heritage, Innsbruck: practical guide for first-time visitors

The Museum of Tyrolean Regional Heritage (Tiroler Volkskunstmuseum) holds Tyrol's most important collection of folk costumes, wood-panelled parlours and festive traditions, set inside a former Franciscan monastery. Since October 2024, the museum has also hosted the Ferdinandeum's research library on its first floor, while that…

Visiting the Historium, Bruges: Ticket prices, opening hours & tips

The Historium is an immersive history attraction on Bruges' Market Square, combining a themed walk-through story, virtual reality and a neo-Gothic tower. Its newest addition, "The Wonderful Water Hall", opened in 2025 and explores the vanished medieval trading warehouse that once stood on this exact…