National Postal Museum (Washington)
by One amazing feature of Washington D.C. is the massive number of museums driven by the Smithsonian Institution: they are typically well driven and very educative …
Tag: Historic Museums
Places which turn back the time for you
Elvis Presley Birthplace (Tupelo MS)
Even more than 80 years after Elvis Presley‘s birth, Tupelo in Mississippi is still dominated by memories of its most famous sons. You can still …
Tutankhamun – Treasures of the Pharao (Paris)
As part of a company event in Paris, I was able to see the Tutankhamun exhibition. Until the completion of the Grand Egyptian Museum near …
German Blade Museum Solingen
Solingen, some 30 km Northeast of Cologne, is known as Germany’s headquarter of the knife and scissor industry. Thus, it is not too surprising that …
Benjamin Franklin Museum (Philadelphia)
Founding Father of the United States, printer, author, inventor, scientist, many more… It is likely much easier to list the roles and talents, which Benjamin …
GDR Museum (DDR Museum) Berlin
Bad times of terror, being pried and controlled in a country without the freedom to move – or good times with a high employment rate, …
Lindlar Open Air Museum
Lindlar, a minor Eastern suburb of Cologne, hosts one of two open-air museums driven by the regional Rhineland authority LVR. The key focus is on …
Churchill War Rooms in London
When Germany intensified their offensive efforts during World War II, Winston Churchill decided to built a bunker in Central London to stay able to govern …
Scotland Street School Museum (Glasgow)
Something we all have in common is that we went to school – at least for a certain time. The more I felt it may …
Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
How would a visit of Thessaloniki be completed without looking at the ancient Macedonian Times? Visiting the Archaelogical Museum of Thessaloniki just feels like a …
International Slavery Museum (Liverpool)
Liverpool has been one of the most important European cities for slavery trade. Thus, I used my September visit at the Mersey town to visit …
The Eau de Cologne Giants – 4711 vs. Farina
When people think of real “Eau de Cologne”, they typically think about the well-branded 4711 brand located in the city’s Glockengasse. But in fact, Johan …