A pocket of serenity in hectic Buenos Aires, complete with a peaceful courtyard and massive library.

The conquistador's former fortress is the oldest preserved colonial building in the Americas.

A wonderfully versatile natural history curio cabinet preserved since the 1840s.

This small collection in the back of a shop is the only oddities museum in Saskatoon.

Its vast collection of wondrous gadgets details the fascinating history of information technology.

This marvelous array is one of the largest collections of mechanical instruments in Europe.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

A hundred-year-old museum filled with giant physics toys and experiments designed by grad students.

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

A collection of wonderfully preserved 19th-century creatures, as well as hunting trophies seized during a police raid.

The Mexican painter Diego Rivera created this unusual museum to display his collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts.

Feast your eyes upon hundreds of Nepal's native butterflies and moths.

Zurich's evolution museum hosts a unique collection of skeletons among its natural history treasures.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

Aliens and monsters lurk inside this museum dedicated to one man's lifelong adoration of all things sci-fi.

The discovery of an old wall led to the creation of this fascinating museum about the city in the Middle Ages.

This baroque palace displays an impressive collection of taxidermy, art, and rare objects from the days of courtly hunting.

This fascinating and poignant museum chronicles every imaginable aspect of Spanish colonialism in the Americas.

A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.

This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.

A journey through 430 years of bulbiculture in the Netherlands.

This archaeological museum in one of Peru’s most intriguing regions exhibits ancient artifacts from the Nazca civilization.

A delightful museum entirely dedicated to the tiny homes of dolls.