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Museum of Ancient Architecture
Beijing, China
This museum should definitely be visited as it houses some of the most magnificent ruins and remnants of famed Chinese architecture. The halls which store these treasures are themselves historically significant as they were once part of the Altar of Agriculture where Chinese emperors came to pray during plantation and harvesting season and performed rituals pertaining to these. The Hall of Jupiter...
Beirut Balloon
Beirut, Lebanon
Children are sure to love a ride on this helium filled balloon. This 30 passenger balloon, offers breathtaking views of the city from an altitude of 300m. Location:Allenby Street Downtown,Beirut (entrance is through Biel Convention Center) Tel: +961 1 985901 Timings: Daily 10 am t...
Covent Garden
London, United Kingdom
This small district, straddling the border of Westminster and Camden, was originally a large open field owned by Westminster Abbey. In the seventeenth century, the area began to be developed. The fashionable new neighborhood was centered on a fruit and vegetable market. In the eighteenth century, vagrants and prostitutes moved in, and the area became a notorious red-light distr...
Grant Museum of Zoology
London, United Kingdom
Robert Edmond Grant was the first Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy in Britain. Upon arrival at University College in London, he discovered that there were no specimens to aid his teaching. He began to assemble a collection and the museum was started in 1827. Grant went on to become one of the founders of modern zoology and had a heavy influence on Charles Darwin. The muse...