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For millions each year, no vacation is complete without exploring the huge variety of museums throughout the world. Here's a place to discuss our favorites, & what's hot in the world's museums.

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The Dominican Republic´s Amber Museum

The Museo del Ámbar is located in downtown Puerto Plata, on the north coast. With a Jurassic Park-like logo and an interesting and educational collection of amber and other local semiprecious materials (including pieces for sale), it’s housed in a charming Victorian townhouse called Villa Bentz. And there are plenty of other local shops that sell amber, including, it would seem, most resort gift shops; it’s possible to pick up a lovely piece or two of amber jewelry at surprisingly affordable…

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Washington DC´s National Museum of African-American History one of ´5 Key Places in the United States to Explore the Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.´

Adam Jones . Inaugurated by Barack Obama in 2016, this Smithsonian Insitution member is home to a wealth of exhibits depicting the struggles and eventaul triumphs of black Americans, from their African origins through the trans-Atlantic slave trade; brutal slavery in the United States; oppression in the South from the post-Civil-War through the Jim Crow period; the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s (during which of course Dr. King loomed large indeed); and up to the present day. Both…

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7 notable museums above Norway´s Arctic Circle

David Paul Appell On a trip to Norway last winter, I discovered a number of notable museums, including Tromsø´s Polar Museum, Troll Museum, Northern Norway Art Museum, and the Arctic University Museum of Norway, Honningsvagen´s Arctic Museum; and in Kirkenes, the Grenseland (Borderland) Museum (above). read post

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A pair of museums in ´Will Tourism in Gaza Ever Exist? If So, Here Are 8 Spots Worth Visiting´

Dan Palraz One of them is Qasr al-Basha (Pasha´s Palace Museum), a landmark of Gaza City´s historic core which dates from the 13th century, built in sandstone by the Mamluks, a multinational military caste which originated in Egypt as slave soldiers and mercenaries and whose influence grew to the point where a Mamluk Sultanate ruled Egypt, the Levant (of which Gaza is a part), and western Arabia for 132 years. The second story was added by the Ottoman Turks who came after the Mamluks, and now…

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Wendy Capra August 24, 2010 at 12:22am

I adore the Berkshires! Will all due respect to my beautiful home state of Washington, I think western Massachusetts is one of the most beautiful places I've been. My sig other and I once rented an old house in Great Barrington, and I could swear it was haunted, I kept hearing all these funny sounds. But anyway, somehow I missed the Norman Rockwell museum -- guess I'll have to go back!
Mary E Gallagher August 24, 2010 at 12:15am

What a great idea a site for museums. I used to attend international conferences for ICOM. Their site "icommuseums" based in Paris and after 25 years of living ten minutes out of DC says it all. Ed I remember Kenneth Keating? People from the Midwest or AZ might remember the greal real estate scams of the Eastvolds. Have you noticed how many of these white collar crime guys end up in NC prisons close to Duke so they can get the best medical care?
Janice Brown August 23, 2010 at 11:58pm

The Berkshires in Massachusetts is a museum-lover's paradise. We hit three on a short vacation, and there are still many more, such as the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass.

Museum-Hopping in the Berkshires

Arts, Culture, Nature and Culinary Excellence Abound in North Adams, Massachusetts I am a great fan of mini-vacations: two or three days ...
Janice Brown August 23, 2010 at 11:54pm

The Hood Museum of Art in Hanover, New Hampshire, has two terrific special exhibits running through mid-September: "Made in Hollywood" and Andy Warhol. For lunch, try Canoe Club Bistro , a popular nearby restaurant with inspired food and a nice wine list, plus great people-watching (ask for a table by the window). Or, check out the Dirt Cowboy Cafe for great coffee and pastry. Everything within walking distance.

Snapshot: Hood Museum of Art, Hanover, New Hampshire

“Made in Hollywood” and Andy Warhol Special Exhibits Run Through Mid-September For 15 years, I have been living a 45-minute drive from a t...
Ed Wetschler June 13, 2010 at 9:39pm

The Dallas Morning News just ran my little story on "Scandal!" at the Museum of American Finance, a fascinating place in a grand building that attracts more out-of-towners than New Yorkers. Interesting thing about this exhibition, which targets Charles Ponzi, WorldCom, Enron, Lehman Brothers, Bernie Madoff, etc., is that it doesn't include Kenneth Keating. Anyone remember him? Should he be in this exhibition?
Michelle April 11, 2010 at 12:11pm

Anyone want to recommend cool museums in Dublin?

Tweet about them at http://twitter.com/thetraveleditor so I can visit them on my up-coming TwitTrip.
Wink Lorch April 6, 2010 at 8:18pm

There are some excellent wine museums around the world. I recently wrote a blog post about the best wine museums specifically in Europe and also invited people to add extras in the comments. Here's the link to it, which I hope is helpful. If anyone here wants to add any more even though the post was a while back, I will approve the comments quickly, providing they are adding new good European wine museums!
Sorry I can't give you any generic wine museum sites to add to your list above.
David Paul Appell December 12, 2009 at 7:47pm

Don't miss Tripatini's latest featured blog post, on the second oldest (and first quirkiest) museum in the Netherlands, Our Lord in the Attic!

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