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Guinness Brewery and Storehouse
Dublin, Ireland
Nothing says Ireland quite like a cold Guinness. The harp that graces every bottle is an internationally recognized symbol of Irish culture. The drink itself is a thick, dark beer known as stout. Brewing began in 1759 at the Saint James's Gate Brewery by Arthur Guinness. At the end of that year he signed a 9,000 year lease at £45 per year for the previously unused brewery.&...
Suq al-Milh
Sanaa, Yemen
The best preserved relic of a thousand years of Islamic rule, this is the richest marketplace in all the Arabian Peninsula. It is a large, open-air market, covered in patches by plastic, fabrics, wooden planks, hides, and any other material that the locals could find, giving a literal manifestation to the symbolic merging of cultures and ethnicities within the city. Divided into sections according...
Academy of Sciences
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Address: Shevchenko Street, Almaty The Academy of Sciences is a prominent educational institution in the country, and operates a few museums in the city. Two museums you would want to check out are the Museum of Archaeology and the Geological Museum. When you face the Academy of Sciences from the North, you can see the impressive Zodiac Fountain to your left – this fountain adorns the par...
Ehrensvärd Museum
Helsinki, Finland
Suomenlinna is a Finnish island that has a military history associated to it. This museum on the island has a model of a large ship within its confines, and other military artifacts from the 18th century. It is built after the name of General Augustin Ehrensvärd, who had supervised the construction of the Sea Fortress. Admission fees are 3 Euros for adults and 1 Euro for children. Opening ...