Sentences with phrase «excellent museums»

Also there is a collection of excellent museums and temples that are worth visiting if you are spending any time in the area.

There are several excellent museums that are certainly worth a visit.

I recently visited two excellent museum shows dedicated to the art of drawing.

People on Nantucket swim and sail, search the beaches for seashells and driftwood, ride horseback, picnic, paint pictures, snap pictures, hike, bike, play golf, play tennis, play a highly scientific game of croquet, watch birds, band birds, take historical tours or browse in excellent museums and libraries.

To the east, Chania is home to a wonderful old town with excellent museums dedicated to archaeology and the Cretan navy, making this resort a great choice for a taste of Greece's fascinating history.

The Neka Art Museum is right at the top among Ubud's many excellent museums.

Today several vestiges of Roman architecture remain in and around the city and a number of excellent museums explore different aspects of Antibes culture and history.

Since I first discovered her in the «70s, Popova has benefited from much scholarly research and several excellent museum exhibitions and monographs.

Emilie Gordenker, Director of the Mauritshuis, comments, «We are delighted to have three excellent museums as partners for our U.S. tour.

There are a number of excellent museums in Chapultepec park, including the National Museum of Anthropology (expect to spend at least half a day in this museum) and the Modern Art Gallery.

Guanajuato has several excellent museums (including the famous Mummy Museum with over 100 mummies).

Summer 2016 in Los Angeles is filled with excellent museum shows, gallery exhibits, and the must see 3rd edition of the Made in LA Biennial at the Hammer Museum.

In addition to this you have excellent museums and galleries right on your doorstep, as well as the rolling Welsh hills just outside the city.

- Records & Abridgements - The Treasury of Laban Home to excellent museums, attractions and beautiful parks, Salt Lake City is a great weekend getaway idea.

Home to excellent museums, attractions and beautiful parks, Salt Lake City is a great weekend getaway idea.

Turin is also home to the Turin Shroud, one of the most important artefacts in Christianity, plus a slew of excellent museums.

Walk to the left of the Opera House and 100 metres or so along Trang Tien is the National Museum of Vietnamese History, an excellent museum worth a few hours of your time.

Chania Town has a magnificent Venetian harbour, guarded by a fortress and a slender lighthouse, plus a slew of excellent museums.

There's an excellent museum here and the complex consists of 2 Neolithic structures dating from around 3,500 BC The name derives from the word ġgant, meaning giant in Maltese, as the locals presumed only they could have built them.

Beneath it are the remains of the Royal Palace landscaped with waterways and lakes and there's also an excellent museum.

There are water parks and an aquarium nearby for kids, and the island capital of Heraklion has boutiques and cafés, along with a clutch of excellent museums.

There are excellent museums of all types, and options for live theater abound.

There are several excellent museums, including the Museum of Fine Arts, which contains a superb collection of Cuban art, and the Museum of the Revolution, which offers an insight into the stormy events of the 1950s.

Small but jam - packed, the excellent museum has a native butterfly collection, historic photographs, and rare Mayan artifacts, such as geometric - patterned vessels, stone earplugs, and a detailed replica of a 10 - pound carved jade head — the largest such object ever discovered.

Learn about the daily life of the ancient Maya, their rituals, beliefs and astronomical prowess while touring this excellent museum.

The Museo de la Cultura Maya is an excellent museum on Avenida de los Heroes between Colon and Avenida Gandhi in Chetumal.

Start with the Heinz History Center, an excellent museum that documents 250 years of Pittsburgh's history.

Antwerp is brimming with art and culture, and is home to a number of excellent museums, including the MAS museum, Rubenshuis, the Red Star Line museum, and the UNESCO listed Plantin - Moretus Museum.

We were a short walk from the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum, and we enjoyed spending time in each of those excellent museums.

Small but jam - packed, the excellent museum has a native butterfly collection, historic photographs, and rare Mayan artifacts, such as geometric... Read More

While the main draw of Flagstaff is its excellent location for visitors to the Grand Canyon, the town also has a range of attractions of its own, including the excellent Museum of Northern Arizona, which focus on documenting Native American life and preservation of their traditions, culture and unique skills.

From the quirky architecture, like the iconic Sagrada Familia cathedral, to the excellent museums and the warm climate, Barcelona is a city with a unique atmosphere and so much to experience.

There are some wonderful museums, including the excellent Museum of Islamic Art, in the city, and the mosques, palaces, and tombs of the city are among the most iconic in the Islamic world.

For more history and information, visit the mission's excellent museum and its special focus on local Chumash Indians.

There are lots of excellent museums, including the charming Puget Museum, which is set in a 15th - century mansion and displays paintings depicting everyday life in Ibiza over the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Founded in 1535 by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, Lima is a treasure - trove of colonial architecture and excellent museums.

Discover the romanticism of the historical country houses, royal palaces and ancient castles of the British nobility, cosy down in the warmth of the picture - perfect Cotswolds, ramble in the blustery wilderness of the Scottish Highlands, and experience world - class cuisine and excellent museums and galleries in the buzzing urban hubs.

There are excellent museums, restaurants and shops here, as well as cultural attractions like old churches and colonial ruins.

Quito is also home to excellent museums, attractive city parks, delicious restaurants, lively bars, and beautiful scenery.

It has a host of excellent museums, including the famous Blue Penny Museum, plus the moving Aapravasi Ghat, which is where indentured labourers (mainly Chinese) were brought after the abolition of slavery.

Apart from an imposing castle and the palace of the Dukes of Braganza, there are many medieval buildings and two excellent museums.

The town was the birth place of Ignacio de Allende (for whom it's named), one of the heroes of Mexican Independence, and there is an excellent museum on one corner of the plaza devoted to him.

About half a mile from the hotel, this attraction includes an excellent museum where you can see mummies found at the site.

The Dalt Vila has some excellent museums dedicated to everything from archaeology to contemporary art.

There are several excellent museums, notably the Naval Museum, which is housed in a recreation of one of the ships used in Columbus» first voyage to the Americas.

Additional activities can be arranged upon request, such as visiting craft markets, touring noted Aboriginal art galleries and the city's excellent museums, participating in the Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb, a private harbor cruise, private surfing lessons, behind - the - scenes wildlife experiences, and food and wine tours.

Syria: A Conflict Explored Photographs by Sergey Ponomarev, and a display examining the politics of the most tragic conflict of our time, bring this excellent museum's history of warfare disturbingly up to date.

Apart from the temporary exhibitions and the Astrup Fearnley Collection we have an excellent museum shop, we arrange Thursday talks with art specific topics and presentations.

Next, Emin hits a US institution for the first time, in December of this year, when the excellent Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami offers up her inaugural solo museum show in the US.