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Visiting the Bob Marley Museum, Kingston: practical guide for first-time visitors

The Bob Marley Museum is the former Kingston home of reggae icon Bob Marley, preserved by his wife Rita Marley as a museum since 1987. The museum closed its doors after Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica as a Category 5 storm in October 2025, but it…

Visiting the Morse Museum, Orlando: Parking, prices, hours & top tips

The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art holds the world's most comprehensive collection of Louis Comfort Tiffany's work, in Winter Park, part of the Orlando metro area. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical tips for planning a…

The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Visiting the National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis: Parking, prices, hours & top tips

The National Civil Rights Museum is built around the former Lorraine Motel, the site of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, in downtown Memphis. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, parking, accessibility, and practical tips for planning a visit — part of my wider…

Visiting the City Reliquary Museum, Brooklyn: Parking, prices, hours & top tips

The City Reliquary is a small, not-for-profit museum of New York City ephemera and relics in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. This guide covers opening hours, admission, transport, accessibility, and practical tips for planning a visit — part of my wider New York City travel guides. This guide…

The Star of India at the Maritime Museum of San Diego.

Visiting the Maritime Museum of San Diego: Parking, prices, hours & top tips

The Maritime Museum of San Diego is a collection of historic ships docked on San Diego Bay, including the world's oldest active sailing ship. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical tips for planning a visit — part of…

Visiting the Texas Seaport Museum, Galveston: Parking, prices, hours & top tips

The Texas Seaport Museum is a maritime history museum at Pier 22 in Galveston, Texas, home to the 1877 tall ship ELISSA. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical tips for planning a visit — part of my wider…

Visiting the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, Cambridge: Parking, prices, hours & top tips

The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences is a free geology museum at the University of Cambridge, holding rocks, fossils and minerals collected since the 18th century. This guide covers opening hours, admission, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical tips for planning a visit. This guide…

Sculpture is the Borghese Gallery's strong suit.

Visiting the Borghese Gallery, Rome: Parking, prices, hours & top tips

The Borghese Gallery is an art museum inside the Villa Borghese gardens in Rome, Italy, holding Cardinal Scipione Borghese's collection of sculpture and painting. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, accessibility, and practical tips for planning a visit — part of my wider…

Visiting Nemours Estate, Delaware: Parking, prices, hours & top tips

Nemours Estate is a 1910 Gilded Age mansion and 200-acre French-style garden in Wilmington, Delaware, built by Alfred I. duPont. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical tips for planning a visit — part of my wider Philadelphia area…

Visiting the National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC: Parking, prices, hours & top tips

The National Portrait Gallery is a free Smithsonian art museum in the historic Old Patent Office Building in Washington, DC, dedicated to portraits of notable Americans. This guide covers opening hours, admission, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical tips for planning a visit — part…