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ENGLAND
WATSON! THE BREW IS AFOOT!
THE SHERLOCK HOLMES PUB
Best collection
of Sherlockiana
and recreation of the rooms at 221B Baker Street
THE
STRATFORD MAN
Literature’s greatest mystery - Did He or Didn’t He?
Museum and display of the Shakespeare birthplace, but does this well trod tourist
sight hide a secret.
STEAM
TRAINSPOTTING IN OXFORDSHIRE
Didcot
Railway Center
Steam rail and locomotive museum for railroading enthusiasts the Didcot centre
is
one
of
England's
most
complete.
UP
RIVER WITHOUT AN OAR
Rowing and Revolution at Henley-on-Thames
England's rowing history on the River Thames
at the museum of rowing and a hotel that has been host to three kings of history.
BLENHEIM
PALACE
Walk a mile in Winston Churchill’s slippers
Grand Baroque palace of 1st Duke of Marlborough, birthplace of
Winston Churchill with collections.
WARWICK
CASTLE
Medieval Ghosts and Love Birds
One of best preserved Medieval Castles in England with armor,
historic displays and activities
for families and history buffs alike.
600
YEARS OF
HOSPITALITY AND HISTORY
The Lord Leycester Hospital in Warwick
Half-Timbered medieval home for wounded soldiers and once the center
for Warwickshire trade guilds founded by Richard II
THREE
LONDON MUSEUMS FOR THE PRICE OF FREE
Maritime Museum and Royal Observatory
Nautical family activies and astronomy history at Britain's National Maritime
Museum and the Queen's House.
THE
CHARLES DICKENS MUSEUM
A Social Conscience of Victorian England
The London House where the great author wrote Oliver Twist, letter artffacts,
live readings and exhibitions.
KING
TUT BLITZES
LONDON O2
King Tutankhamun Royal Treasures Return to England.
BRITISH
MUSEUM FIRST EMPEROR EXHIBIT
Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin until April 08.
MANCHESTER
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY
Industrial Revolution history of steam, ride the "Rocket" Replica.
LIVERPOOL
- BEATLES TOWN FOREVER
Mathew Street Cavern Club to The Beatles Story.
HADRIAN’S
WALL
Forts and Museums of Roman History in England's North
CHURCHILL
MUSEUM AND CABINET WAR ROOMS
Museum dedicated to Winston Churchill in his underground London
Command Center
THE
ROYAL MEWS
British Royal Family Coaches on Display in London
OLD
TRAFFORD MANCHESTER UNITED TOUR
Manchester United Football Museum and Tour
SALTBURN
SMUGGLERS HERITAGE CENTER
Explore the smuggling days of the 1700's on the North Yorkshire Tees Valley
Coast
YORK
GHOST WALKS AND YORK DUNGEON
Scares in England’s Most Haunted City
CHETHAMS
LIBRARY MANCHESTER
Unique building of curious history - Karl Marx
BEAMISH
OPEN AIR MUSEUM
Journey Back in
Living History in County
Durham
LOCOMOTION
NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM SHILDON
Stockton & Darlington Railway History County Durham
IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM NORTH
War History Timeline at Manchester Salford Quays
BEATRIX
POTTER'S LAKE DISTRICT
World of Beatrix Potter and Hilltop Cumbria
CARS OF THE STARS MUSEUM
KESWICK
Hollywood’s Famous Vehicles in Cumbria England
LAKESIDE & HAVERTHWAITE
RAILROAD
Steam Train Rides in the Cumbria Lake District
YORK
NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM
Steam Locomotives and other Great Wheels
WHITBY
- CAPTAIN COOK MUSEUM AND DRACULA
Resort Town on North Yorkshire Coast
ALBERT
DOCK MERSEYSIDE MARITIME MUSEUMS LIVERPOOL
Liverpool's
most popular attraction Albert Dock Museums of Maritime History
SEEING
BIG BEN AND PARLIAMENT
Touring the Parliament and the Famous Clock Tower
HACK
GREEN SECRET NUCLEAR BUNKER
The Atomic Age Cold War Lives Underground in Cheshire
DONINGTON
PARK GRAND PRIX EXHIBITION
Largest Formula One Racing Car Collection
CRICH
TRAMWAY VILLAGE
Tram Outdoor Park and Museum in the Peak District
DUXFORD AIR
MUSEUM - IMPERAL WAR MUSEUM - BRITISH
AVIATION
Aircraft,
Flying Air Shows and Battle of Britain
England's
Largest Air History Museum
SHERLOCK
HOLMES MUSEUM LONDON
221B Baker Street Apartment
Recreated Rooms and Souvenirs
WEDGWOOD
MUSEUM & VISITOR CENTER - STOKE-ON-TRENT
250 Years of Staffordshire Pottery Heritage
CHURNET
VALLEY RAILWAY
Steam Trains in Staffordshire Moorlands
VERULAMIUM
ROMAN MUSEUM IN ST ALBANS
Excavated Roman City and Theater
TOWER
BRIDGE EXHIBITION - LONDON
Victorian Steam Engines and Thames Catwalk Views
WALES
HOMEFRONT
MUSEUM LLANDUDNO
World War II Experience in Wales
Private fascinating little museum in Wales Seaside Resort
WELCH
ROYAL FUSILIERS MUSEUM - CAERNARFON
Castle Museum of the Welsh Fusiliers
INIGO
JONES SLATE WORKS - CAERNARFON
North Wales Slate Shop Tourist Stop
LLANGOLLEN
MOTOR MUSEUM
A quirky private collection museum in western North Wales
STEAM
HERITAGE RAILWAYS - PORTHMADOG
Former Slate Railways Now Passenger Rides
STEAM
HERITAGE RAILWAY - LLANGOLLEN
Scenic
Train Rides along the River Dee Valley
IRELAND -
NORTHERN IRELAND
DUBLIN’S GUINNESS® STOREHOUSE
Ireland's most Famous Brew and Dublin's
Most popular Attraction
JAMESON
IRISH WHISKEY FACTORY TOUR - DUBLIN
Irish
Whiskey History and Tasting in Dublin
OLD
BUSHMILLS DISTILLERY TOUR - ANTRIM
Oldest Whiskey Maker on North Ireland Coast near Giants Causeway
ULSTER
AMERICAN FOLK PARK EMIGRATION EXPERIENCE
Scotch-Irish Heritage Center and Outdoor Living Museum Northern Ireland
THE
BOOK OF KELLS - DUBLIN TRINITY COLLEGE LIBRARY
Ireland’s
Great Illuminated Treasure
CLIFFS
OF MOHER & ATLANTIC EDGE
Spectacular
Sea Cliffs and Visitor Exhibit
GIANT’S
CAUSEWAY
Iconic Tourist Sight on Northern Ireland Coast
COLLINS
BARRACKS - ARMY MUSEUM AND THE DEAD ZOO
Irish
Military History and Decorative Arts Museum in Dublin
TOWER
MUSEUM DERRY - THE SPANISH ARMADA
Story of Derry History and the Wreck of the Spanish Armada
MARBLE
ARCH UNDERGROUND RIVER CAVES GEOPARK
County Fermanagh Northern Ireland
IRISH
NATIONAL STUD - HORSE MUSEUM
Horse Evolution and Irish Thoroughbred Racing History
HUNT
MUSEUM ART & ANTIQUITIES - LIMERICK
Great Art Collection of the Hunt Family
DUBLINIA – VIKING
WORLD & MEDIEVAL DUBLIN
Vikings and Strongbow at Dublin’s Christ Church Cathedral
DUBLIN
CITY HALL - STORY OF THE CAPITAL
Georgian Architecture and Story of the Capital Exhibit
ULYSSES
S. GRANT - SIMPSON HOMESTEAD – DUNGANNON
American President’s County Tyrone Irish Heritage Site
FRANCE
RODIN
MUSEUM PARIS
Art For Lovers and Thinkers
Museum dedicated to France's
most
famous
sculptor.
PARIS
PIT STOP ON THE CHAMPS ELYSÉES
L'Atelier Renault
Showplace and restaurant for France's
top automaker on the famed shopping street of Paris.
NOT
ALL THE ART IN PARIS IS IN MUSEUMS
But most of it is at the Louvre
The Louvre Musee Art museeum in Paris
is home to 35,000 world art treasures, a magnet for families and art lovers
alike.
COLLECTIONS OF THE LOUVRE
France's Galleries of Art and History
The collections and wings of art and history at the Louvre
INVALIDES
NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM PARIS
French Arms and Armor Museum and Napoleon’s Tomb
PETIT
PALAIS - MUSEE DES BEAUX ARTS
Paris’ other best Fine Art Museum built for 1900 Worlds
Fair
CARS
AND TRAINS OF FRANCE
French National Rail and Auto Museums in Alsace
Magnificent steam rail and auto museums
in Mulhouse
EVERYTHING'S
FINE ON THE MAGINOT LINE
On site Museum display of France's defensive system after WWI is still in evidence
in Alsace near Strasbourg.
VELO
(Bicycle) MUSEUM SOUTH BURGUNDY
Unique museum of cycling in Southern Burgundy
HUGUES DE PAYNS MUSEUM
Knights Templar History in Champagne
CAVES
OF AZÉ AND BLANOT
Pre-Historic Cro-magnon Man sites in Burgundy
FONTAINEBLEAU
CHATEAU
Royal Palace, Napoleon and Military History Museums
FRAGONARD PERFUME MUSEUM AND TOUR GRASSE
Perfume history trip from Nice or Cannes.
ITALY
STONE
AND ART: RENAISSANCE
Castello del Buonconsiglio
Castle Buonconsiglio Trento's official
art museum with Renaissance and early Italian art including a running display
of Romanino.
ROME
IN RUINS - A Walking Tour
A trip to Rome can start with
an orientation foot tour from the Vatican through the ancient ruins of
the Roman Forum.
MILLE MIGLIA MUSEUM
1,000 Miles of Racing History
Museum of Italy's most iconclastic auto racing event still run every year.
SABBIONETA
Duke's Palace and Galleria
The statues are gone by the art of the buildings and walls remains.
ANCIENT ROME IN
3D
"Rewind Rome” at the Colosseum
Virtual 3d exhibit of life in Ancient Rome
GERMANY
WANDERING IMMIGRANTS
The Museum for the German "auswanderung" in
Kaiserslautern is a unique place to visit to check up on German ancestry.
BLUE
RIDER ART AND AUGUSTINER
Castle Art Museum and in the Bavarian Alps
An art museum in a Bavarian Castle featuring Kandinsky and
Munter Blue Rider period in the Oberbayern region.
LUFTWAFFE
MEMORIES
A STROLL DOWN HEINKEL LANE
Follow Germany's aviation history from the Deutsches Museum
in Munich to the hidden Messerschmitt hangar in Augsburg.
ZEPPELIN MUSEUM
Flying Glory of the Airship at Freidrichshafen
Go aboard a replica of the ill-fated Hindenburg or fly in a real
airship
over the Bodensee.
NUREMBURG
TOY MUSEUM
Wooden Soldiers, Dolls, Trains and Cars
200 years of toys in the famed walled city of Bavaria.
BIG
GUNS AND FAT UNIFORMS
Bavarian Army Museum Ingolstadt
Museum for German and Bavarian military history through the
ages, weapons, uniforms and artifacts, from Kaiser Wilhelm's helmut to
Turkish Emperor Siulemon's campaign tent.
FOOTSTEPS OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM
The German Fairy Tale Museum
THESE OVENS DON'T BAKE BREAD
The Dachau concentration camp now a holocaust
museum.
MAINZ
MUSEUMS
Gutenberg, Roman Galleons and Bubbly Wine
Museums of history and culture, Roman past, printing and
sparkling wine in this Rhineland capital.
EUROPEAN
CASTLES INSTITUTE
Philippsburg Castle
Most extensive library of castle study
research
and preservation of all castles and palaces across Europe in Braubach.
SPEICHERSTADT HAMBURG'S OLD WAREHOUSE CITY
History, Dungeons and Model Railroads
20 year old harbor warehouses house several museums of shipping,
spice trade, model railroad, and Hamburg history.
BUCERIUS KUNST FORUM ART MUSEUM IN HAMBURG
American Art travels to Europe
One of Northern Germany's premiere art institutes presents exhibitions
through out the year in Hamburg's city center.
HAMBURG
PORT OF IMMIGRANT DREAMS
Ballin-Stadt Emigration Museum Hamburg
Hamburg's immigration story 1850-1934 is told in the former Hamburg-Amerika Line "Immigration
City" museum.
GOLD
WALL, WATCHES AND SHINY BAUBLES
The Jewelery World of Schmuckwelten Pforzheim
Jewellery exhibition emporium in Germany's Black Forest
WORLD
OF STEIFF
Toy Museum history of innovations of Margarete and Richard Steiff
and their famous "Teddy Bear"
ROTHENBURG
MUSEUMS
Curious Christmas,
Doll and Kriminal Museums in Germany's most famous
Romantic Road City.
MUNICH
BEER & OKTOBERFEST MUSEUM
History of Beer and a Pub in one
STUTTGART
MUSEUMS
A variety of museums around the central plaza, art, history
and
automobiles.
PORSCHE
MUSEUM - STUTTGART-ZUFFRENHAUSEN
New
Museum of world's Famous Sports Brand
MERCEDES
BENZ MUSEUM - STUTTGART
Mercedes
History at the Factory Town
GERMAN
FAIRY-TALE ROAD
Brothers Grimm Museum Kassel and other stops.
THE
KENNEDYS MUSEUM BERLIN
President Kennedy Family History at Brandenberg Gate
BERLIN
DDR MUSEUM
Remembering Good Old East Germany Socialist Days
BERLIN
AQUADOM & SEA LIFE AQUARIUM
Explore the Oceans in Berlin
GERMAN
TECHNIK MUSEUM BERLIN
Great Rail Collection, Aviation, Auto, and Science
WORLD'S
LARGEST MODEL RAILWAY - LOXX AM ALEX
Berlin Miniature at New Alexa Center Mall
WITTENBERG
LUTHERSTADT
Martin Luther House and Museum
BERLIN
MUSEUM FOR FILM AND TELEVISION
Fantastic Film History at Potsdamerplatz Sony Center
PERGAMON MUSEUM
Antiquities on Berlin’s Museum Island
NEANDERTHAL MUSEUM
Hangin’ with
the World's Most Famous Caveman near Dusseldorf
EISENBAHN
RAIL MUSEM BOCHUM-DAHLHAUSEN
Largest Operating Steam Rail Museum in Germany
CHECKPOINT
CHARLIE BERLIN MAUERMUSEUM
Secrecy and Freedom at the Berlin Wall's Museum
BERLIN
MUSEUM OF COMMUNICATION
Entertaining Robots
and German Post and Telephone History
MUNICH ART MUSEUM TREASURES
Three Epochs of Art - Pinakotheks Alte Neue and Moderne
FALL
OF BERLIN WALL 20th ANNIVERSARY 2009
Celebrations and Events May to November
DUSSELDORF
CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUMS K21- KIT
Quirky Modern Art Museums of Dusseldorf
DÜSSELDORF
FILM MUSEUM
German Film History on The Rhine
BERLIN
FILM FESTIVAL
New
Metropolis for 60th Berlinale
LIMES
ROAD - ROMAN FORTS AND MUSEUMS
The Roman Empire's Germania Frontier
DEUTSCHES
MUSEUM - FLUGWERFT SCHLEISSHEIM
Airplane
Exhibit Hanger Museum near Munich
BAROQUE PAINTING COLLECTION SCHLEISSHEIM PALACE
BMW
MUSEUM & BMW WORLD & TOUR AT MUNICH FACTORY
Car History and Engineering Extravanganza in Bavaria
NEUES
MUSEUM - NEFERTITI & THE EGYPTIAN COLLECTION
The
centerpiece of Berlin Museums Island Re-opens
BENDLERBLOCK
- NAZI RESISTANCE MEMORIAL
German
Resistance to National Socialism Memorial
TOPOGRAPHY
OF TERROR - DOCUMENTATION CENTER - BERLIN
History
of Nazi
Secret Police and Hitlers SS
MARKLIN
MODEL TRAIN MUSEUM - GOPPINGEN
Museum
at the Factory Flagship Store
MONACO
FORBIDDEN
MONTE-CARLO
Monaco Grimadi Palace Secrets
BELGIUM
WATERLOO
BATTLEGROUND
Wellington and Napoleon Museums
Dueling museums commemorate one of the most famous
battles in Napoleonic history
FLANDERS
FIELDS IN "THE GREAT WAR"
1st World War Museums of Belgium
The bloodiest
battles of World War I were fought in the fields of Flanders
Belgium
"BATTLE
OF THE BULGE" WWII WAR SITES
Touring World War II Museums, Cemeteries & Monuments
A trail of museums battlefield monumetns in Belgium Ardennes
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS
RACETRACK MUSEUM
Belgian Grand Prix Circuit History at Abbey Stavelot
MUSÉE
MAGRITTE MUSEUM - BRUSSELS
Surrealism at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts
Cuddling
Fishes and Naked Apples of Rene Magritte
PASSCHENDAELE
1917 MEMORIAL WWI MUSEUM
Battlefield Tunnels and largest British WWI Cemetery
BELGIAN
ROYAL ARMY MUSEUM - BRUSSELS
One of Europe's Largest Collections of 19th Century and WWI Artifacts
BRUSSELS
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MUSEUM
Musical Instrument Fascination and Art
Nouveau Architecture
SWITZERLAND
BEYER
CLOCK AND WATCH URHEN MUSEUM - ZURICH
Private
Collection of Time on Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse
SHERLOCK
HOLMES MUSEUM - MEIRINGEN
Reichenbach
Falls and the "Englisherhof" Hotel du Savage
EINSTEIN
HOUSE AND MUSEUM - BERN
Einstein's Apartment in Bern and the Einstein Museum
BOURBAKI
PANORAMA - LUCERNE
Tourist Attraction of the Industrial Age - illustration of Franco-Prussian
War
ROSENGART
PICASSO KLEE COLLECTION - LUCERNE
Picasso,
Klee & Classic
Modernism Art Private Collection Museum in Lucerne
PATEK
PHILIPPE MUSEUM - GENEVA
500 Years of Watchmaking Design and History
BUCHERER
ROLLING BALL CLOCK - LUCERNE
Watchmakers Store Keeping Time in Lucerne
GLACIER
GARDEN OF LUCERNE
Glacier Museum and the Ice Age in Historic Swiss House
RICHARD
WAGNER MUSEUM - LUCERNE
Composers Lakeside House and Antique Musical Instument Collection
SWISS
TRANSPORT MUSEUM - LUCERNE
Cars, Planes Trains and Ship History in
Switzerland
CERN:
HADRON SUPER COLLIDER - GENEVA
Visit the Atom Smasher Lab Tunnel Exhibit in Geneva
NAPOLEON
MUSEUM - SCHLOSS ARENENBERG
PALACE & PARK
Napoleon III Museum on Lake Constance
CASTLE
VISCONTI LOCARNO
Roman Pottery and Glass Museum
ST GALLEN
TEXTILE MUSEUM
Embroidery and Lace in Switzerland
THUN
CASTLE MUSEUM - LAKE THUN
Bernese Oberland History in the City Castle
ARBON
- SCHLOSS & SAURER OLD TIMER CARS
History Museum and Antique Autos on Lake Constance
CAILLER-NESTLE
CHOCOLATE FACTORY TOUR
New Factory TourVisitors Center Opens
ST
BERNARD DOG MUSEUM - MARTIGNY
Dogs and Napoleon in the Valais
THE
OLYMPIC MUSEUM – LAUSANNE
The Glory of Sport on Lake Geneva
SWISS
PAPER & PRINTING MUSEUM - BASEL
Hands on Paper and Printing History
HR
GIGER MUSEUM - GRUYERES
HR Giger Museum - Surrealist Art and "Alien" Movie Designs
SWISS
CAMERA MUSEUM – VEVEY
Photography History on Lake Geneva Riviera
ALIMENTARIUM
FOOD MUSEUM - VEVEY
25 Years of Nestlé Foundation on Lake Geneva
AUSTRIA
VIENNA’S
HOUSE OF MUSIC
Play With Sound at the Interactive Philharmonic Haus der Musik
THE
EMPEROR CRYPT - KAISER'S TOMB VIENNA
Habsburg Emperors Burial Monuments
INNSBRUCK BELL
MUSEUM & FOUNDRY TOUR
Explore Bell Making History at 400 Year Old Bell Foundry
MOZART
MUSEUMS IN SALZURG - BIRTHPLACE AND RESIDENCE
Salzburg is Mozart’s Town
SCHMETTERLING
HAUS VIENNA
Butterflies
in the Imperial Tropic Greenhouse
LIECHTENSTEIN
POSTAL
STAMP MUSEUM - VADUZ
Postage
Stamps in the Postage Stamp Country
SCHAEDLER
CERAMICS FACTORY TOUR
Designer
Urns and Energy Earthenware
SKI
AND WINTERSPORT MUSEUM LIECHTENSTEIN
Ski
History Collection in Vaduz
KUNSTMUSEUM
LIECHTENSTEIN – VADUZ
Contempory Art and the Princely Collection
CROATIA
MUSEUM
MEDIMURJE CAKOVEC - ZRINSKI
CASTLE
Art and Folk History Museum in the Croatian Zrinski
Dynasty Fortress
TITO’S
BIRTHPLACE & CROATIAN HERITAGE MUSEUM
Open
Air Old Village in Kumrovec and Marshal Tito's Birth House
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