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Howick Historical Village
Auckland, New Zealand
Howick Historical Village, is an interesting site to see as it gives an insight to life from 1840-1880 and is situated at the corner of Lady Marie Drive & Bells Road, Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga, Admission: adults: NZ$14 children: over 5 NZ$7. ...
Bata Shoe Museum
Toronto, Canada
Anyone with a shoe fetish will love this museum, which showcases the Bata family's 10,000-item collection. From the outside, the museum looks like a quirky shoebox. The main gallery outlines the history of footwear- ‘All about shoes’. The galleries house everything from 17th century French spiked clogs to crush chestnuts, to Elton John’s foot-high platforms. The galleries on the second floor conti...
Armémuseum
Stockholm, Sweden
What one often does not realize is that war has very real civilian consequences. This is one of the things this museum attempts to show through the medium of art: how war affects normal people. This museum highlights the dark side of human nature through art, weaponry and war scene reconstructions. A major attraction at the museum is the replica ‘sawhorse’, a medieval weapon of torture. Each floor...
Grand Bazaar
Istanbul, Turkey
The precursor to the modern mall, Istanbul's Grand Bazaar (or Kapalıçarşı) is among the largest covered markets in the world. It has been an important trading center since the mid-fifteenth century. Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent oversaw a vast enlargement of the bazaar in the 16th century. Today there are more than 5,000 shops attracting 250,000 visitors daily. Even if you...