Creative, Interesting, Cool Museums
 

Not really limiting this to any one city, or even country, but what are some of your favorite cool and interesting museums? Could be any kind, from art to science to cars.

This may be a boring choice, but I'm going to go with the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. No matter how many times I go there, I can spend hours without getting bored.

I liked the Warhol museum in Pittsburgh - especially the silver cloud room!

The Bata Shoe Museum here in Toronto is pretty cool in its own way here.

Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore; August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Pittsburgh for creativity. ICA (Institute of Contemporary Art), Philadephia. Should probably also add the Walker Art Museum and the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis and the Rubin Museum in New York.

1. British Museum, London

2. American Museum of Natural History, NYC

British Museum and the War Rooms in London ^

The Museum of Jurassic Technology in L.A. Probably the most surreal place I've been.

Mutter Museum, Philadelphia

My top choice is the Mémorial de l'Alsace Moselle in the Alsace region of France. It's not far from Strasbourg by train and offers an incredible view into the history of that region, especially its fate during World War II.

It's exceptionally well put-together. Each room is themed so-to-speak. One room is part of the old Maginot line, another features a montage of Hitler's speeches and. Another is a recreation of the trenches dug across the Rhine region.

From the terrace the Struthof concentration camp is viewable across the valley—the only Nazi concentration camp on French soil.

If you're ever in Alsace, it's absolutely worth taking a few hours to go to Schirmeck and see this memorial.

Museum of Musical Instruments, Brussels

Science Museum, Munich

I love the Chicago Art Museum. I could spend days there. Well, i could spend days looking at the Rothkos.

The Milwaukee Art Museum is pretty to look at as well (The actual structure). They've usually got a decent exhibit year round.

Upon recommendation of a local, I visited and really enjoyed the Hospitaalmuseum in Bruges.

The Nethercutt Collection in northern Los Angeles...

Amazing collection of vintage cars.. all of which work and are driven on public roads...

..plus a whole lot of "functional art"... The collection of Orchestrions is as amazing as the cars.. (Think player piano... but with a whole range of instruments:eek:)..and yes, they all work too...

Surprising thing too is that entry and tours are.... free. One must simply write in in advance (e-mail is OK) to get your name on the entry list for a particular day....

Been twice and WILL go again...^

As it happens it isn't far from the Gene Autrey Museum of Western Heritage (It has a new name I've forgotten actually) which is also worth a visit...

Add to that the Imperial War Museum in London and the one in Duxford.

I found the Spy Museum in Washington DC very entertaining. From what I recall you get a cover on entrance and have to preserve it for the rest of your visit.

http://www.spymuseum.org/