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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

LAKELAND MOTOR MUSEUM - CUMBRIA
British Motoring Museum in the Lake District

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

ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUSE - LONDON THRILLER
Fans of the master of suspense can find and stay next to the film genius' London home.

JORVIK VIKING CENTER AND FESTIVAL - YORK
Viking Exhibition and Medieval Archeological Sights

STEAM & SPEED - DIDCOT RAILWAY CENTRE & WILLIAMS F1
Didcot Heritage Railway and Williams GP Car Museum Experience

CREWE RAILWAY HERITAGE CENTRE - CHESHIRE
Great Steam Engines- A Princess, a Duchess and a Royal Scot

YORK CASTLE MUSEUM - KIRKGATE AND DICK TURPIN
Kirkgate Victorian Street and Museum of Everyday Life

WILLIAMS F1 RACE CAR COLLECTION
Race Days at Williams F1 Conference Center in Oxfordshire

QUEEN'S GALLERY - BUCKINGHAM PALACE
Royal Collection Art Treasur

HARRY POTTER STUDIO TOUR LONDON
Wizard Movie Magic at Warner Bros Leavesden

SS GREAT BRITAIN STEAM SHIP BRISTOL
Brunels Steam Clipper and Dyrdock Museum

STONEHENGE NEOLITHIC MYSTERY WILTSHIRE
Monument and Museum near Salisbury

TANGMERE MILITARY AVIATION MUSEUM SUSSEX
RAF Battle of Britain Airfield South England

JANE AUSTEN CENTRE BATH
Tea and Mr Darcy

HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY MUSEUM
Queen's Horse Guards in London

HMS BELFAST IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM SHIP
WWII Cruiser in the Thames River

BATH FASHION MUSEUM & ASSEMBLY ROOMS
Period Costume and Comtemporary Fashion

BEAULIEU NATIONAL MOTOR MUSEUM
Famous and Histoic Cars in South Hampshire

RIFLES BERKSHIRE WILTSHIRE REGIMENTAL MUSEUM - SALISBURY
Military History at Salisbury Cathedral Close

No. 1 ROYAL CRESCENT – BATH
Georgian Life and Architecture at Baths’ Best Address

ROMAN BATHS & PUMP HOUSE OF BATH
Roman History and Georgian Style

BRITISH LIBRARY TREASURES GALLERY
Rare Books and Manuscripts from Gutenberg to Dickens

BROOKLANDS MUSEUM
Racing and Aviation History in Surrey JANE AUSTEN HOUSE - CHAWTON
Country Cottage Where She Lived and Wrote

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

DYLAN THOMAS - BOATHOUSE AND SWANSEA
Touring The Haunts of Wales’ Favorite Poet Son

BRONWYDD ARMS STATION - GWILI RAILWAY MUSEUM
Heritage Train Excursions and Signal Box History

MERLIN’S HILL CENTRE - CARMARTHEN
Working Farm B&B and Iron Age Hill Fort

FAMILY ANCESTRY RESEARCH CENTER - SWANSEA
West Glamorgan Archives

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

HOUSE OF WATERFORD CRYSTAL - FACTORY TOUR
New Visitor Center and Tour in Waterford City

WEAVING MILL AT AVOCA VILLAGE
Historic Wool Handweaving Mill in County Wicklow

JERPOINT GLASS STUDIO & GALLERY
Hand-Blown Glass and the Harry Potter Goblet

ROS TAPESTRY EXHIBITION
Norman Ireland's Story Threads in New Ross

WATERFORD MUSEUM OF TREASURES
Unique History Artifacts of Ireland’s Oldest City

DUBLIN WRITERS MUSEUM
Discover Famous Irish Writers in the Literary City

MARSH’S LIBRARY - DUBLIN
Three Centuries of Literary Research

DUNBRODY FAMINE SHIP – NEW ROSS
Irish Emigration Experience

Famine Sailing Ship in Wexford

BRÚ NA BÓINNE – NEWGRANGE NEOLITHIC
Ancient Tomb site of the Boyne Valley

TITANIC BELFAST
New Exhibit of the World’s Most Famous Ship

ARMAGH PUBLIC LIBRARY & VICAR’S HILL No 5
Tea Among the Tomes

BELFAST WAR MEMORIAL & HOME FRONT EXHIBIT
World War II History in Northern Ireland

TITANIC DOCK & PUMP HOUSE
Thompson Drydock - Footprint of History

NOMADIC BELFAST
Sister Tender Ship to the Titanic

ULSTER TRANSPORT & FOLK MUSEUM BELFAST
Titanic, Steam Rail, Marine and Air

GAME OF THRONES STUDIO TOUR - BANBRIDGE/ARMAGH
Original sets, costumes, props, everything GOT

EPIC IRISH EMIGRATION MUSEUM DUBLIN
Interactive Irish Hertitage Legacy

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

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.

NAPOLEONIEN MILITARY MUSEUM - FONTAINEBLEAU
Napoleonic Uniforms and Military Memorabilia

POMPIDOU CENTRE - METZ
New Modern Art Museum of Lorraine

MAGINOT LINE FORT SIMSERHOF – BITCHE
Largest Fortress in the Moselle

MUSEE LALIQUE – ALSACE
Museum of Art Nouveau and Art Deco Glass & Jewelry

GOLDEN COURT MUSEUMS - METZ
Gallo-Roman and Medieval History at the Cour d'Or

CITÉ D L'AUTOMOBILE - AUTO COLLECTION SCHLUMPF
France National Vintage Car Collection in Mulhouse

CITE DU TRAIN - FRANCE NATIONAL RAIL MUSEUM - MULHOUSE
Magnificent steam rail collection in Alsace

SAINT-LOUIS CRYSTAL MUSEUM –  LE BITCHE
Crystal Factory Tour Saint-Louis Le Bitche - Lorraine

CHAMONIX MONT BLANC ALPINE AND CRYSTAL MUSEUMS
Climbing, Tourism and Village History

EDF ELECTROPOLIS - MULHOUSE
Giant Steam Engine and Electricty Museum

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

WILHELMA PARK ZOO - STUTTGART
Alhambra on the Neckar

DALI EXHIBITION – BERLIN
Surrealism at Potsdamer Platz

PHAENO TECHNIK EXPERIENCE - WOLFSBURG
Amazement Exploratatorim across from the VW Factory

TRANSPORT MUSEUM DRESDEN
Verkehrs Museum in the Johanneum

STUDENT PRISON AND MUSEUM UNIVERSITY HEIDELBERG
Student Life of Old Heidelberg University

GERMAN GOLDSMITHS HOUSE – HANAU
Gold Art on the Grimm Brothers Trail

GUTENBERG PRINTING MUSEUM – MAINZ
History of Prining

GOETHE HOUSE & MUSEUM - FRANKFURT
Birth Place of Germany’s Most Famous Author

MUSEUMS OF THE ZWINGER - DRESDEN
Meissen Porcelain, Armor and Old Masters Art Galley

MEMORIAL TO MURDERED JEWS OF EUROPE - BERLIN
Holocaust Monument at Brandenburg Gate

VOLKSWAGEN AUTOSTADT WOLFSBURG
Factory and Activity Theme Center

MUSEUM OF COMIC ART – CARICATURA FRANKFURT
Satirical Cartoons in the Old Town

BLACK FOREST GLASS BLOWING HUT
Glass Blowing Museum & Restaurant

GERMAN PHARMACY MUSEUM – HEIDELBERG CASTLE
From Alchemy to the Apothecary

SPEYER TECHNIK MUSEUM
Fun Museum - Big Toys in the Town of Spires

WILHELMSBAU MUSEUM - SPEYER
Music Boxes, Military Uniforms, Toys and Fashion

MAINZ CITADEL FORTRESS & CITY HISTORY MUSEUM
Story of Mainz from Roman to WWII

ROMAN VILLA RUSTICA – BORG
Reconstructed Roman House and Archeology Park in the Saarland

WINE MUSEUM AND TRAILS OF STUTTGART
Wine Trails and the Broom

SCHWEINE MUSEUM – PIG COLLECTION - STUTTGART
World's Largest Collection of Pig Theme Art and Kitsch

SIEGFRIED'S MECHANISCHES MUSIKKABINETT
Mechanical Music Box Museum

JOHANNISBURG PALACE & MUSEUM - ASCHAFFENBURG
Renaissance Elector Archbishops Residence Palace on the River Main

FOOLS MUSEUM - GENGENBACH
Black Forest Carnival Museum in Medieval Tower

RAIL MUSEUM DARMSTADT-KRANICHSTEIN
Stream Train Museum Rhine-Main

TOY & ICON MUSEUM - KLOSTER – BERNKASTEL-KUES
Toys, Dolls & Religious Icons on the Mosel

RHEINGAU WINE MUSEUM - BROMSERBURG - RÜDESHEIM
Wine & Knights History at Brömserburg Castle

TREASURY MUSEUM ST PETER AND ALEXANDER - ASCHAFFENBURG
Romanesque Church, Medieval and Reformation Art

HAMBURG MINIATURE WUNDERLAND - MODEL RAILWAY
20 year old harbor Hamburg and world in Miniature - larget Model Railroad at Histopric Harbor.

CHARLEMAGNE ANNIVERSARY AACHEN 2014
Exhibits 1200 Years since Charlemagne's Death

STASI MUSEUM BERLIN
Headquarters of the State Security


BERLIN WALL MEMORIAL
Bernauer Strass Death Strip Exhibit

BACH MUSEUM LEIPZIG
House and Treasures of Baroque Master

BRIDGE AT REMAGEN & PEACE MUSEUM ON THE RHINE
The Last Bridge on the Rhine


COLDITZ CASTLE - WWII POW ESC
APE MUSEUM
Renaissance Castle and WWII History

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM - SHIP MODELS - HAMBURG
World's Largest Collection of Shipping Models

EXHIBIT DECKS MARITIME MUSEUM - HAMBURG
Exhibits at the Hamburg Maritime Museem

YOUNG RICHARD WAGNER 1813-1834 LEIPZIG
Exhibit of Wagner in Leipzig's Old Nicholas Schoo
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MENDELSSOHN HOUSE - LEIPZIG
Life and Music of Felix Mendelssohn

MUSEUM OF BAVARIAN KINGS SCHWANGAU
Wittelsbach History and Castles at Hohenschwangau

BODE MUSEUM BYZANTINE ART - BERLIN
Sculpture Museum of the Museum Islands

GRASSI MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MUSEUM - LEIPZIG
Largest Collection of Instruuments

BAUHAUS & MASTER HOUSES - DESSAU
Architecture and Design Movement School

FUGGER & WELSER MUSEUM - AUGSBURG
Trade Wealth in Renaissance Augsburg

MOZARTHAUS LEOPOLD BIRTHHOUSE - AUGSBURG
Museum of Mozart's Father Leopold

BACH HOUSE MUSIC MUSEUM - EISENACH
Not Quite the Birthplace of Johann Sebastian Bach

COMPOSER FRANZ LISZT HOUSE - WEIMAR
Former Palace Garden House Where He Lived and Taught

GOETHE RESIDENCE & MUEUM - WEIMAR
Classicism, War and the Devil's Bargain

SCHILLER RESIDENCE HOUSE - WEIMAR
Classicism and William Tell on Schillerstrasse

HUGO JUNKERS AVIATION TECHNIK MUSEUM - DESSAU
All-Metal Aircraft Innovator and Designer

HALLOREN CHOCOLATE MUSEUM - HALLE
War, Socialism and Charlie's Chocolate Factory

BEATLES MUSEUM - HALLE
World's Oldest and Largest Public BeatlesCollection

HANDEL HOUSE - MUSIC MUSEUM - HALLE
Birthplace and Georg Frediric Handel Museum

LUTHER STEPS MUSEUM - AUGSBURG
Luther Debates Cardinal Cajetan

WERNIGERODE LUFTFAHRT MUSEUM
Historic Aircraft, Instruments and Filight Simulators

GERMAN SPY MUSEUM - BERLIN
Espianage experience in Berlin

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

AUTOWORLD BELGIUM CINQUANTENAIRE - BRUSSELS
Historic Car Collection at the Cinquantenaire Park

BRUSSELS MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MUSEUM
Musical Instrument Fascination and Art Nouveau Architecture

OLD CHEESEMAKERY - PASSENDALE
Oude Kaasmakerij – Cheese Making Museum

ATOMIUM & MINI EUROPE - BRUSSELS BRUPARCK
Brussels Icon and Family Entertainment

MUSEUM OF COCOA & CHOCOLATE - BRUSSELS
Belgian Chocolate Praline

NETHERLANDS

RED LIGHT SECRETS OF PROSTITUTION AMSTERDAM
Museum in the famous Red Light District

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

PHARMARCY HISTORY MUSEUM & HERBARIUM - BASEL
Pharmaceutical History and Hereb Remedies

MATTERHORN MUSEUM - ZERMATTLANTIS
Zermatt and Matterhorn Climbing History Underworld

FOUNDATION L’HERMITAGE - LAUSANNE
Hilltop Modern Art Museum and Park

PUPPENHAUS MUSEUM - DOLL'S HOUSE - BASEL
From Teddy Bears to Carousels

VEVEY HISTORY MUSEUM
Chateau of Keys and the Wine Brotherhood

MARTIN BODMER FOUNDATION LIBRARY - GENEVA
Great Collection of World Literature in Switzerland

SWISS NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM - ZURICH
Switzerland History in the Neo-Castle Tower

MUSEE D' L’ELYSEE PHOTOGRAPHY MUSEUM - LAUSANNE
Photography Museum in 18th Century Chateau

BERN'S CLOCK TOWER TOUR
Glockenspiel Clock Landmark

BERNS NEW BEAR PARK
Tourist Center of the Swiss Capital

CHATEAU MORGES MILITARY MUSEUM
Arms Museum at Chateau de Morges on Lake Geneva

INTERNATIONAL WATCHMAKING MUSEUM – LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS
Horlogic History in Watchmaking Center of Switzerland

HOT AIR BALLOON MUSEUM – CHATEAU D’OEX
Espace Ballon - Ballooning History in the Alpine Valleys

MUSEUM OF MUSIC AUTOMATON - SEEWEN
Britannic Organ and Orchestrons near Basel

SWISS PUPPETRY MUSUEM – FRIBOURG
Marionette Collection and Performances

AUGUSTA RAURICA ROMAN MUSEUM - BASEL
Preserved Roman Ruins and Roman House

FONDATION PIERRE GIANADDA - MARTIGNY
Romans and Rolls-Royce in the Rhone

GUTTENBERG MUSEUM - FRIBOURG
History of Printing and Graphic Arts

REFORMATION MUSEUM - GENEVA
Swiss Influence on Protestant Europe and America

GRINDELWALD MUSEUM - EIGER EXHIBIT
Mountain Climbing History in Grindelwald

KUNSTMUSEUM BASEL
First City Art Museum and Rodin's Burghers

JAMES BOND WORLD SCHILTHORN

Movie Series Exhibit at 10,000 ft

QUEEN STUDIO EXPERIENCE MONTREUX
Recoding Studio Exhibit and Freddie Mercury

RAPPERSWIL CASTLE
Deer Park and Polish Museum on Lake Zurich

FLIGHT MUSEUM ALTENRHEIN-ST GALLEN
Flying History and Flights at Lake Constance

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

BAROQUE MUSEUM – SALZBURG
Art Inspiration and the Bozetti Draft

HABSBURG ARMOR COLLECTION - VIENNA
Imperial Armor at Kunst Historisches Museum

RED BULL HANGAR 7 - SALZBURG
Car FI Racing Car and Aircraft Museum

ROLLS ROYCE MUSEUM - DORNBIRN
Largest Private Collection of Rolls Royce

NATIVITY KRIPPENMUSEUM - DORNBIRN
Collection of Nativity Scenes from Around the World

IMPERIAL TREASURY VIENNA
Treasures of the Habsburgs Schatzkammer

SIGMUND FREUD MUSEUM
Former Apartments and Office of Freud in Vienna

IMPERIAL COACH MUSEUM SCHĂ–NBRUNN
The Habsburg Royal Carriages in Vienna

BELVEDERE MUSEUM VIENNA
Baroque Palace and Art Museum Celbrates 300 Years

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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