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In Austria
In Austria
Vienna — once the center of the Habsburg Empire— has it all: prehistoric art, medieval copes, art nouveau, and some of the earliest modern architecture.
In China
In China
The Shanghai Museum holds a number of national treasures, and make sure to check out China's provincial museums as well.
In Egypt
In France
In France
When you get outside Paris, you will find Romanesque and Gothic churches of astounding beauty. In Paris, there's the Louvre, but make time for smaller museums, like the Musée Moreau.
In Germany
In Germany
The museums in Berlin and Munich contain ancient and modern masterpieces, and on the streets one is absorbed in the history of modern Germany.
In Greece
In Greece
Nothing can compare with climbing the acropolis in Athens and visiting Delphi (one of our favorite places in the world). The museums in Athens, and at the various archaeological sites in Greece are filled with treasures.
In India
In India
Temples as the realm of the gods, breathtaking garden tombs, and awesome stories in stone — there is much to see and learn in India.
In Italy
In Japan
In Japan
Buddhist temples and gardens of astounding beauty, and museums filled with national treasures.
In Mexico
In Mexico
In Mexico City, visit the Anthropology Museum to see the amazing art produced by all the diverse ancient cultures of (what is today) Mexico, and a short distance away, the amazing ancient city of Teotihuacan, and an early mission church with gorgeous frescoes and an Atrial cross at Acolman.
In the Netherlands
In the Netherlands
It doesn't get better than Rembrandt, Hals, and the artists of the Dutch Golden Age.
In the Pacific
In the Pacific
Works of art that call New Zealand, Australia, and Rapa Nui (Easter Island) their home.
In Peru
In Russia
Art in South Korea
In Spain
In Spain
The Prado in Madrid has one of the great collections in Europe, but don't miss the remarkable MNAC — it's filled with Catalonian art, most remarkably the 1000-year-old Romanesque frescoes removed from churches in remote regions for protection.
In Turkey
In Turkey
Istanbul might be our favorite city in the world. Where else can you see Justinian's Byzantine church of Hagia Sophia, mosques by Sinan that will take your breath away, and be transported back to the time of Constantine?
In the United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom
We admit it, we are anglophiles. From Lincoln Cathedral to Sir Christopher Wren to the Young British Artists.
In the United States
Featured: Turkey
Istanbul might be our favorite city in the world. Where else can you see Byzantine churches, mosques by Sinan that will take your breath away, and be transported back to the time of Constantine?
