Museums

Once believed to be a sacred Roman legionary symbol, this bronze figure inspired the 1954 novel 'The Eagle of the Ninth.'

The original building of a mining school endowed by one of the barons of the Comstock Lode now houses a museum of earth science and mining history.

At this barrel organ museum, history and live concert keep Dutch street organ culture alive.

Curated with the cooperation of the passengers and their families, this museum tells the story of the 29 victims and 16 survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571.

The largest museum dedicated to Italian Americans on the East Coast is located in a 100-year-old church.

The last location where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson played before their tragic deaths.

One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.

Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.

A wealth of seafaring history displayed on the California coast.

A small museum celebrating the life of the first Black four-star general in Air Force history.

In Old Goa, the former residence of the archbishop now houses a permanent exhibition.

In addition to over 80 vehicles on display covering over 100 years of motorcycle history, this free museum focuses on the people who ride and love these bikes.

A unique interactive experience of everyday life in communist Yugoslavia—a very different time in Croatian history.