Lonely Planet 50 Museums to Blow Your Mind

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Never drag your heels around a dull museum again. Boggle at the enormity of space, get nostalgic at childhood memories or be dumbstruck by the International Museum of Toilets. Whether you're a history buff, tech-head or have an inexplicable fascination with clowns, you'll find world-class collections here to pique your interests.;Intro; Title Page; Contents; Introduction; Then & now // History museums; Acropolis Museum // Greece; British Museum // UK; Forbidden City // China; Goethe House & Goethe Museum // Germany; Imperial War Museum // UK; Museum of Alchemists & Magicians of Old Prague // Czech Republic; Museum of Mummies of Guanajuato // Mexico; National Museum of Anthropology // Mexico; Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret // UK; Prison Gate Museum // The Netherlands; Sir John Soane's Museum // UK; Styrian Armoury // Austria; Torture Museum // The Netherlands; Vasa Museum // Sweden Intro Title Page Contents Introduction Then & now // History museums Acropolis Museum // Greece British Museum // UK Forbidden City // China Goethe House & Goethe Museum // Germany Imperial War Museum // UK Museum of Alchemists & Magicians of Old Prague // Czech Republic Museum of Mummies of Guanajuato // Mexico National Museum of Anthropology // Mexico Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret // UK Prison Gate Museum // The Netherlands Sir John Soane's Museum // UK Styrian Armoury // Austria Torture Museum // The Netherlands Vasa Museum // Sweden Viking Ship Museum // NorwayWhitney Plantation // USA The world around us // Natural history museums Kunstkamera // Russia Messner Mountain Museum // Italy Sarawak State Museum // Malaysia Smithsonian Institution // USA Human creativity // Art & culture museums American Classic Arcade Museum // USA Belgian Brewers Museum // Belgium Burlesque Hall of Fame // USA Coffee Museum // Brazil Erawan Museum // Thailand Ghibli Museum // Japan Grammy Museum // USA The Green Vault // Germany Museum of Childhood // UK Musical Instruments Museum // USA Soumaya Museum // Mexico Vodka Museum // RussiaThings that go // Science & technology museums Bicycle Museum of America // USA Big Hole & Open Mine Museum // South Africa Exploratorium // USA National Maritime Museum // France National Rail Museum // UK New Mexico Museum of Space History // USA New York City Fire Museum // USA Pencil Museum // UK Porsche Museum // Germany Sewer Museum // France Sulabh International Museum of Toilets // India Peculiar passions // Quirky museums Avanos Hair Museum // Turkey Clown Hall of Fame & Research Centre // USA Cupnoodles Museum // Japan Gopher Hole Museum // CanadaInternational Cryptozoology Museum // USA Museum of Broken Relationships // Croatia Watermelon Museum // China About the authors Acknowledgements Back Cover