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Isfahan Bazaar e Bozorg
Isfahan, Iran
Address: entrance at the north end of Naqsh e Jahan Square, stretches to the old Friday Mosque Timings: Saturdays to Thursdays 9am to 8pm It is said that the best place to truly experience authentic culture within a city is to head to the lowliest sprawling open-air markets. This is especially the case with Isfahan, where the Grand Bazaar, also called the Qaiseriyyah Bazaar and the Bazaa...
Benaki Museum
Athens, Greece
This consists of a private collection of thousands of pieces of art dating back to the Neolithic era. Treasures stored here range from gold goblets to intricate textiles, to bronze statues to entire rooms from Greek mansions in the 1700s. A new section of the Museum is the Benaki collection of Islamic Art. Timings: Daily [except Tuesday] Address: 1 Koumbari Admission: 6 EUR Te...
Baalbek
Beirut, Lebanon
Baalbek is perhaps Lebanon’s greatest treasure. During Greek and Roman times it was known as Heliopolis, or City of the Sun, though the area had been settled for thousands of years prior. It was made part of the Roman Empire in 64BC as General Pompey conquered the region. Construction of the Temple of Jupiter began shortly thereafter, and the city began to grow because of its location on import...
Papalote (Children's Museum)
Mexico City, Mexico
Address: Avenida Constituyentes, 268, Mexico City 11560, Mexico Phone: 52 52 37 17 81 Fax: 52 52 37 17 70 Website: http://www.papalote.org.mx/papalotemuseo/ Admission: Children under 12 and over 60: 30 pesos Children in between: 40 pesos Cheery, colorful, full of life, this is one educational and entertainment experience you will not want your kids to miss out o...