And if science was the red thread of your trip: the best science museums to visit in the world!
For all those who think that science is boring, spend only one hour in one of these 7 places in the world (mainly of the museums ) and you'll get changed. From the evolution of living species to engineering, to the study of the human body and space, the fans of science will love! To the four corners of the world, real cities of science open their door and, on the same occasion, your mind.
Museo Galileo, Florence, Italy
Flickr – Skye Jones
People visiting Florence only for art really miss something interesting by forgetting the Museo Galileo . This museum houses famous and numerous scientific instruments from Galilee, but also the thumb, index and major of the right hand of the Italian astronomer.
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Meyrin, Switzerland
Flickr – Domenico Salvagnin
Otherwise known as CERN, this colossal laboratory of particle physics is the site of Large Hadron Collider : the largest and most powerful particle collisionr (or accelerator) of the world, who took ten years to be built, and is considered to be “one of the great milestones in the engineering of humanity. » This establishment offers guided tours and summer courses for students.
La Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, Paris, France
Flickr – coolmonfrere
You shouldn’t have too much trouble finding this place, thanks to the huge sphere-mirror, called The Geodes . Cité is the largest museum of science in Europe, and hosts a series of exhibitions that relate to modern popular science and culture.
The Musée d’Anatomie de Montpellier
Source - univ-montp1.fr
The Museum of Anatomy, attached to the faculty of medicine, contains a complex and rare collection: waxes, plasters, skeletons, dissection preparations and a screen of teratology... understand, specimens of abnormal fetus, congenital malformations and other deformities preserved in bocals. A strange museum, therefore, which is only accessible by guided tours organized by the Office du Tourisme de Montpellier .
The Hayden Planetarium, New York, United States
Flickr – Tracy Lee Carroll
Probably. best planetarium in the world , Hayden Planetarium New York offers a wide range of public lectures and presentations from many personalities in the world of astronomy and astrophysics. It includes a theatre in the form of a sphere whose upper part is occupied by Star Theater , which throws high-resolution videos on the dome. The lower part houses the Big Bang Theater , which describes the birth of the universe in a four-minute activity. When the Hayden Planetarium reopened after renovation in 2000, with a model of only eight planets, not including what was then called the planet Pluton, gave rise to a global controversy.
The Natural History Museum of London, United Kingdom
Flickr – Josh Hallett
Spend an entire day in iconic Natural History Museum London , and you will hardly scratch the surface of the vast collection of the museum. The Darwin Centre owns tens of millions of preserved species, which have great historical and scientific value. From the dinosaurs to the geology, there is nothing that has not been passed at the screening.
The Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
Flickr – Don DeBold
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum houses the largest collection of aircraft and spacecraft in the world. Here, almost all exposed objects are originals or prototypes.
The Northern Hemisphere’s northern lights
Flickr – Paul Williams
Visible from a multitude of countries in the North, this natural light exposure is caused by the interaction between the particles charged with the solar wind and the high atmosphere, and is exceptionally beautiful. If a simple rainbow surprises you, then the Northern Lights will blow you up.
The Cité de l’espace in Toulouse
Flickr – Mathieu Marquer
The City of Space is a scientific theme park oriented to space and space conquest. In particular, it allows you to discover the great nature replica of the Ariane 5 rocket. The city is especially intended for children to awaken their curiosity on our planet Earth and the space around it.
Field Museum in Chicago, USA
Flickr – Jim Deane
This museum offers many fascinating exhibitions, including one recently opened, dedicated to the evolution of the planet. This exceptional and interactive museum presents Charles Darwin's personal objects and a collection of his discoveries and works.
CosmoCaixa in Barcelona
Flickr - Carlos Lorenzo
CosmoCaixa presents an exceptional exhibition on the Amazon forest. The museum offers a detailed overview of the evolution of matter and life, with specimens of animals and plants, a digital planetarium, a Amazon forest, a geological wall and numerous activities and exhibitions.
The City of Arts and Science in Valencia, Spain
Flickr – Marc
Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias is a magnificent and huge complex composed of five main elements: L’ Hemisfèric (IMAX cinema slab and planetarium), Prince Philippe Science Museum (Interactive Science Museum), Umbracle (Botanical garden), Oceanogràfic (the largest aquarium in Europe), Reina Sofía Arts Palace (salles dedicated to arts and music) and Ágora which gives the whole a multifunctional space.
Okinawa’s Churaumi Aquarium in Japan
Flickr – Ippei ' Janine Naoi
Churaumi Aquarium is one of the largest in the world. Its main reservoir, the "Kuroshio Sea", has nearly 8 million litres of water and contains many sea creatures, including whale sharks.
The Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany
Flickr – Genji Arakaki
The Deutsches Museum offers incredible exhibitions including its famous maritime navigation exhibition. You can climb on the "Maria", a fishing boat built in 1880, as well as many other boats marking the three most important nautical technological periods: to veil , to steam and to engine .
The exhibition Body Worlds worldwide
Flickr – Matty Stevenson
Body Worlds is an itinerant exhibition created by Gunther Van Hagens, who invented a technique of plastination to keep real human bodies. The exhibition presents real human bodies doing different physical and mental activities, allowing people to see the exact nature of the human body’s interior.
We have toured the most interesting exhibitions and museums for the science ferus, but there are many others. Would you add that?
Sources: Cheap Flights, BuzzFeed and the sites of each museum
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