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Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, Germany

On my history explorations, today let's pay a visit the Sachsenhausen Concentration camp. It is one of the more grim aspects of World War 2 during the Nazi Germany regime. Berlin central Train platform To the camp In addition, Sachsenhausen, also known as Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg was a German Nazi concentration camp in Oranienburg, Germany. The camp is located at Str. d. Nationen 22, 16515...
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Stockholm Millesgarden

Stockholm Millesgarden is a tranquil sculpture gallery and garden in Stockholm, Sweden. It is a great spot to check out if you are into sculpture arts and desire a chill location on a spare day in Stockholm. Lets explore the gardens today! Getting to Stockholm Millesgarden At its core, Millesgarden is located 10km in the outskirts of the city of central...
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Stockholm Skansen open air museum

Let’s explore the world's first open air museum in the Swedish city of Stockholm. It is home to a number of historical buildings showcasing Nordic culture and architecture, as well as a zoo. Located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden, Skansen open air museum is one of the residents on this island of museums, the other being the...
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Stockholm Vasa Museum

The Vasa was a majestic European sail battleship. It is the highlight and focal point of the Vasa Museum located on the Stockholm Djurgården museum island. You might remember our last visit there when we checked out the Skansen open-air museum. In a nutshell, the mighty Vasa warship was an ancient cannon battleship. Possibly the world's best preserved 17th-century battleship,...
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Stockholm Oldtown Nobel Museum

The Stockholm Nobel Museum is an educational museum dedicated on the achievements of the Nobel award. It located in the heart of Stockholm city in Sweden and great for a short visit to the Swedish achievements in the global award. In the heart of Stockholm old town Moreover, a visit to the Nobel museum is not without entering the old town...
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The Big Hole De Beers Diamond Museum, Kimberley

The Big Hole is one of the few disused diamond mining sites littered all around Africa. It was set up by the De beers diamond company the diamond rush almost 150 years ago, where intense underground excavations subsequently took place, leaving pretty much a large gaping hole in the ground which the attraction and museum is presently named after....
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Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall at Balestier

I recently had a chance to visit some of the lesser well-known gems around Singapore. The Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall (SYSNMH) is a historical colonial style villa located at 12 Tai Gin Road, Singapore. The memorial is essentially a converted 2 storey villa located in Balestier off Ah Hood Road right opposite Zhongshan Park. The villa is...
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Warsaw Tech Museum, Palace of Culture & Science

The Warsaw Tech Museum is a Polish museum of technology housing a collection of post-war collection of Polish and international hardware. Let’s do a day visit to the museum right in the heart of Warsaw Poland. Moreover, the Tech museum is also known as the Palace of Culture & Science (PKiN). The museum is an occupant in the Palace of...
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Warsaw Uprising Museum Poland

Warsaw Uprising Museum is a history and interactive museum focused on the various Up risings faced in the city’s war-torn past. It is one of the museums to check out when you are in the Polish city of Warsaw. Let’s take an exploration through the galleries. Also known locally as the “Warsaw Rising Museum”, it is located at 79 Grzybowska...
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German Gestapo Headquarters prison museum

The Gestapo Headquarters Museum in Warsaw Poland (also known as the Mausoleum of Memory of Martyrdom) is a must see for anyone traveling through Warsaw for its historical significance and shock factor. The Gestapo abbreviation of Geheime Staatspolizei or the Nazi Secret State Police. They are distinctively identified by the SS-logos. Warsaw city Over to Szucha Avenue Entrance Furthermore, the museum is located...
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Wallace Collection London

Wallace Collection London is a small cosy museum located in Manchester Square in the city of London. It offers via free-admission, a collection of paintings, sculpture, furniture, arms and armour stored in the former townhouse of the Seymour family. Let’s pay them a visit and see what’s on in the galleries today. Curation of fine and decorative arts In a nutshell,...
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National Museum of Iceland in Reykjavik

Icelanders has plenty to be proud of their nomadic Viking history and the National museum of Iceland aims to showcase that. Established in 1863, the museum is located in the heart of Reykjavik on the northwest part of the city. The National Museum of Iceland is the country’s premiere historical museum showcasing the life and culture of its people...
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Iceland Perlan building and Saga Museum

Overlooking the Icelandic city of Reykjavík perched on a high hill is the Pearl building of Iceland. Called the Perlan in Icelandic, it is a landmark building of the capital of Iceland cladded in white paint topped with a domed shaped glass structure, giving it a modern iconic look, almost like a work of modern architecture and art. You...
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British Museum London explorations

The British Museum in the United Kingdom London is a world class museum housing a variety of ancient anthropology artefacts from the Roman Empire, Africa and European ancient history. It is a great place for a day out of exploring the various galleries as a learning day. Let’s see what’s on. Furthermore, the museum is geographically located in London off...
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Oxford City and University England

Oxford University in England is a world renowned university. There is quite more to Oxford than just the university itself, it is a living breathing city with a unique culture of its own. It is home to the world's oldest university museum, as well as the largest university press in the world. Today let’s explore the city of Oxford,...
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The Maritime Experiential Museum at Resorts World Sentosa

The Maritime Experiential Museum (formerly known as the Maritime Xperiential Museum) is an interactive museum located right on the Sentosa island at the Sentosa Waterfront just off the entrance to the popular S.E.A. Aquarium & Adventure Cove Waterpark entrance in Resorts World Sentosa. Opened on 15 October 2011, it is set right in the heart of the Singapore maritime...
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London Natural History museum explorations

The London Natural History museum is one of my few favourite museums in the South Kensington district I always enjoy visiting. It is a spectacle in its own right from the myriad of exhibits, history and vastness of the establishment, such as dinosaurs, fossils, taxidermy, and Skeletons. The British is a pioneer of Natural history, having mapped most parts of...
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Roman Bath and Bath City

Let’s visit the historical Roman Bath in Bath City England with a day trip. It is a historical city and UESCO cultural site, and home to a largely intact Roman public bath constructed since the 60-70AD. Got token? Bath attraction lobby Audio guide A trip to bath and the Roman bath attraction takes about half a trip tops. Driving there from Central London...
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London Transport Museum Adventures

What you get when you are the world’s pioneers when it comes to public transportation? Why start a museum of public transportation of course. Today we pay a visit to the London Transport Museum. Moreover, the museum is a large cavernous one, with galleries spanning multiple floors in the London covert garden district in the city of London. Also, from...
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Victoria & Albert Museum South Kensington London (V&A)

If you fancy historical applied arts, decorative arts, and design, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London's South Kensington is one to fancy. The museum is known in its short name as the V&A museum. The museum covers 5.1 hectares of space across floors and 145 mini galleries. The interior galleries are laid out in a logical fashion. Moreover, the...
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