World History: The Explorer’s Class
In the many years I’ve been wandering the world, I’ve been so lucky to see amazing sites. I do think travel is a wonderful way to learn, about other people, other cultures, and, of course, world history. All of these sites were amazing; interesting museums, beautiful castles, ancient ruins. I recommend each and every one.
History Museums
- Museo Galileo, Florence, Italy
- Musee Marciano, Venice, Italy
- Musee Civico Correr, Venice, Italy
- Musee Storico Navale, Venice, Italy
- Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt
- Conciergerie, Paris, France
- Vatican Museums, Vatican
- St. Peter’s Scavi, The Vatican Necropolis
- National Roman Museum, Rome, Italy
- San Clemente, Rome, Italy
- The British Museum, London, UK
- Cabinet War Rooms, London, UK
- Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece
- Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece
- Coach Museum, Lisbon, Portugal
- House of Terror, Budapest, Hungary
- Museum of Torture Instruments, Prague, Czechia
- Museum of Communism, Prague, Czechia
- Warsaw Uprising Museum, Poland
- Warsaw History Museum, Poland
- Galicia Jewish Museum, Krakow, Poland
- Czartoryski Museum, Krakow, Poland
- Silesian House, Krakow, Poland
- Larco Museum, Lima, Peru
- Suzhou Folk Custom Museum, China
- Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz, Ecuador
- National Museum of History, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Ethnology Museum, Hanoi, Vietnam
- War Remnants Museum, Saigon, Vietnam
- Tuol Sleng Prison Museum, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- North Otago Museum, Oamaru, New Zealand
- Museo Historico Nacional, Santiago, Chile
- Museum of Memory and Human Rights, Santiago, Chile
- Ushuaia Jail and Maritime Museum, Ushuaia, Argentina
- Fin del Mundo Museum, Ushuaia, Argentina
- Bishop’s Treasury Museum, Korcula, Croatia
- Maritime Museum, Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Homeland War Museum, Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Rupe Museum, Ethnographic Museum, Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Slovenia Ethnographic Museum, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Archeology Museum, Pula, Croatia
- Basel Paper Mill Museum, Switzerland
- Dar si Said Museum, Marrakech, Morocco
- Jewish Museum, Marrakech, Morocco
- Wick Heritage Museum, Caithness, Scotland
- Archeology Museum, Nice, France
- Yarmouth County Museum, Sweeney Fisheries Museum, the Firefighter’s Museum, Yarmouth, Canada
- Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, Halifax, Canada
- Membertou Heritage Park, Sydney, Canada
- Musee des plaines d’Abraham, Quebec City, Canada
- Musee de la Civilization, Quebec City, Canada
- Musee Ramezay, Montreal, Canada
- Montreal Museum of Archeology and History, Montreal, Canada
- Museu Municipal Dr. José Formosinho/Museu Regional de Lagos, Portugal
- Museu Municpal de Arqueological de Silves, Portugal
- Museu de Vila do Bispo, Celeiro da Historia, Vila do Bispo, Portugal
- Museu Municipal de Tavira, includes Islamico de Tavira and Palacio da Galeria, Tavira, Portugal
- Museu de Portimao, Portugal
- Museu de Evora, Portugal
Castles and Palaces
- Grand Palace of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
- Palazzo Medici, Florence, Italy
- Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy
- Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy
- Palazzo Ducale, Venice, Italy
- Windsor Castle, Windsor, UK
- Buckingham Palace, London, UK
- Kensington Palace, London, UK
- Versailles Palace, Paris, France
- Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey
- Palace of the Grand Masters, Rhodes, Greece
- Castelo de Sao Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
- Castelo dos Mouros, Sintra, Portugal
- Palacio da Pena, Sintra, Portugal
- Schloss Nymphenburg, Munich, Germany
- Hohenschwangau Castle, Schwangau, Germany
- Neuschwanstein Castle, Hohenschwangau, Germany
- Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria
- Prague Castle, Prague, Czechia
- The Royal Castle, Warsaw, Poland
- Wawel Castle, Krakow, Poland
- The Forbidden City, Beijing, China
- Summer Palace, Beijing, China
- Hwaseong Haenggung Palace, South Korea
- Phnom Penh Royal Palace, Cambodia
- Larnach Castle, Dunedin, New Zealand
- Queen’s Palace, Rova, Antananarivo, Madagascar
- Blejski Castle, Bled, Slovenia
- Stanjel Castle, Slovenia
- Predjama Castle, Slovenia
- Royal Palace, Mandalay, Myanmar
- Stirling Castle, Scotland
- Kilchurn Castle, Scotland
- Inveraray Castle, Scotland
- Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland
- Dunvegan Castle, Scotland
- Dunrobin Castle, Scotland
- Braemer Castle, Scotland
- Blair Castle, Scotland
- Craigmillar Castle, Scotland
- Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
- Castle Doria, Vernazza, Italy
- Palais Princier de Monaco
- Castillo de Bellver, Palma de Mallorca
- Royal Palace of the Almudaina, Palma de Mallorca
- Castelo de Silves, Portugal
- Castelo de Tavira, Portugal
- Castelo Estremoz, Portugal
- Castelo de Évoramonte, Portugal
Ruins and Ancient Temples
- Karnak, Egypt
- Luxor, Egypt
- Medinet Habu, Egypt
- Valley of Kings and Valley of Queens, Egypt
- Deir al-Barhi, the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, Egypt
- Edfu, Egypt
- Kom Ombo, Egypt
- Abu Simbel, Egypt
- Saqqara, Egypt
- Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
- Roman Forum, Italy
- Colosseum, Rome, Italy
- Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
- Circo Massimo, Rome, Italy
- Domus Aurea, Nero’s House, Rome, Italy
- Pantheon, Rome, Italy
- Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens, Greece
- Ephesus, Turkey
- Igreja do Carmo, Portugal
- Ollantaytambo, Peru
- Sacsayhuaman, Peru
- Chinchero, Peru
- Q’enko, Peru
- Tambomachay, Peru
- Machu Picchu, Peru
- Great Wall of China
- Angkor Wat, Cambodia
- Pula Amphitheater, Croatia
- Bagan, Myanmar
- Salay, Myanmar
- Ava, Myanmar
- Indein, Myanmar
- Volubilis, Morocco
- Meknes, Morocco
- Amridil Kasbah, Morocco
- Ait Ben Haddou Ksar, Morocco
- Doune Castle, Scotland
- Inverlochy Castle, Scotland
- Skara Brae, Orkney Islands, Scotland
- Ring of Brodgar, Orkney Islands, Scotland
- Sinclair Girnigoe at Caithness, Scotland
- Castle of Old Wick, Scotland
- Buchoille Castle, Scotland
- Urquhart Castle, Scotland
- Fortrose Cathedral, Scotland
- Beauly Priory, Scotland
- Pollentia Roman Ruins, Alcudia, Mallorca
- Roman Ruins of Milreu, Estoi, Portugal
- Almendres Cromlech, Evora, Portugal
- Roman temple of Evora, Portugal
- Megalithic Monuments of Alcalar, Portugal
Historic Sites
- Capuchin Crypt, Rome, Italy
- Palatine Hill, Rome, Italy
- Aya Sofia, Istanbul, Turkey
- Basilica Cistern Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
- Acropolis, Athens, Greece
- Hadrian’s Arch, Athens, Greece
- Agora, Athens, Greece
- Cave of the Apocalypse, Patmos, Greece
- Belem Tower, Lisbon, Portugal
- Dachau Concentration Camp, Germany
- Nazi Bunkers, Obersalzburg, Germany
- Fisherman’s Bastion, Budapest, Hungary
- Kapuziner Church Imperial Crypts, Vienna, Austria
- Powder Gate, Prague, Czechia
- Schindler’s Factory, Krakow, Poland
- Kasimeirz, Krakow, Poland
- Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland
- Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- Wieliczka Salt Mine, Krakow, Poland
- Qoricancha, Peru
- Uros Islands, Peru
- Sillustani, Peru
- Terra Cotta Warriors, Xian, China
- DMZ and Unification Park, South Korea
- Hoa Lo Prison, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Reunification Palace, Saigon, Vietnam
- Cu Chi Tunnels, Vietnam
- Killing Fields, Choeung Ek, Cambodia
- Argentinean Base Esperanza, Antarctica
- Diocletian Palace, Split, Croatia
- Salona, Croatia
- Walled city of Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Old Bridge, or Stari Most, Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Lotrscak Tower, Zagreb, Croatia
- Minogaj Cemetery, Zagreb, Croatia
- Zerostrasse, Pula, Croatia
- Temple of Augustus, Pula, Croatia
- Shwe Nandaw, Mandalay, Myanmar
- Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar
- Chefchaouen, Morocco
- Tinmel Mosque, Morocoo
- Miara cemetery, Marrakech, Morocco
- Glenfinnan Aqueduct, Scotland
- Cairns of Get, Scotland
- Grey Cairns of Camster, Scotland
- Rosslyn Chapel, Scotland
- Franciscan Monk Monastery, Nice, France
- Argyle Township Court House and Gaol, Argyle, Canada
- Le Village Historique Acadien, Canada
- Saint Paul’s Lighthouse, Dingwall, Canada
- Baile nan Gàidheal or Highland Village, Iona, Canada
- Green Gables Heritage Place, Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Charlotte County Archives and Jail, St. Andrews, Canada
- St. Andrew’s Blockhouse, Canada
- Morrin Center, Quebec City, Canada
- Marguerite Bourgeoys Museum, Montreal, Canada
- Battle of Ridgeway National Historic Site, Fort Erie, Canada
- Mercado de Escravos, Lagos, Portugal
Forts
- Tower of London, London, UK
- Citadel of Saladin, Cairo, Egypt
- Hue Citadel, Vietnam
- Hvar Fortress, Croatia
- Fort of St. John, Walls of Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Fort Lovrijenac, St. Lawrence Fortress, Croatia
- Hwaseong Haenggung Fortress, South Korea
- Halifax Citadel National Historic Site, Halifax, Canada
- Citadel of Quebec, Canada
- Fort George National Historic Site, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
- Fort Mississauga National Historic Site, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
- Old Fort Erie, Fort Erie, ON
- Fortaleza de Sagres, Portugal
- Sao Tiago Fort, Funchal, Madeira