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Museu da Marioneta (Puppet Museum)
Lisbon, Portugal
This magical museum is housed in the 17th century Convento das Bernadas and showcase all sorts of puppets the world over. There are familiar favourites like Punch and Petrushka but there are also Vietnamese water puppets, Sicilian opera marionettes and Burmese shadow puppets. The museum also offers workshops where children can try their hand at puppetry. Address: Rua da Esperanca 146 Tel: +21...
Pigeon Towers
Isfahan, Iran
Address: along the Atashgah Avenue Rearing pigeons has been a favorite pastime for the locals since centuries. Kept domestically in cages built onto roofs of houses, you will often see, on a summer evening, people releasing and calling out to pigeons from their rooftops, sprinkling grains onto sidewalks for the birds, and putting out dishes of water at large monuments for the birds to drink fro...
The Bahrain Fort
Bahrain, Bahrain
The Qala'at al-Bahrain (Bahrain Fort) is on the northern shore, five minutes from Manama city. The Portuguese constructed the fort in the 16th century, after which it fell into disrepair. However it has now been superbly restored to its former grandeur. Next door to the fort is an unmarked building that is the museum housing numerous artifacts from the ancient Dilmun period through to the Islamic ...
National Museum
Maldives, Maldives
Visiting Maldives, one of the most exciting tourist attractions is the National Museum. An old palace building in the Sultan Park has been converted to house the museum. A large collection of historical objects are on exibit at the museum that portrays the rich past and cultural legacy of Maldives. The museum has on display numerous objects belonging to the Sultans. The vast collection compr...