The Jardin des Plantes (28 ha), planted in 1635, as a former Royal medicinal herb garden (the 'Jardin royal des plantes médicinales'), is today the main ... read more
The Castle of Agliè, Castello Ducale di Agliè, dates back to the 12th century, but became a Royal summer retreat for the House of Savoy in the 18th century. It has 300 ... read more
Rocca di Lonato dates back to the 10th century. Today it includes the beautiful natural garden, the Museum-House (the Podestà), the Library and the Visconti-Venetian ... read more
Haus des Meeres - Aqua Terra Zoo is a public, and internationally unique, aquarium in the Esterhazy Park and housed in an eleven floor WW2 anti-aircraft flak tower, ... read more
The Natural History Museum and Technology - Haus der Natur, was founded in 1924 and displays a series of exhibitions focusing on dinosaurs, geology, the natural world ... read more
The Lainzer Tiergarten is a former fenced-in imperial hunting ground, dating back to 1561 when it was created by Emperor Ferdinand I. Since 1919 it is open to the public ... read more
The Butterfly House Vienna (Schmetterlinghaus) is the Imperial Butterfly House and housed within a stunning palm house, built during the Art Nouveu period at the ... read more
Schönbrunn Desert House is a hothouse based on designs by the architect Alfons Custodis for the overwintering of Emperor Franz Joseph's extensive and extremely ... read more
The Tiergarten Schönbrunn, or "Vienna Zoo", was founded in 1752 as an imperial menagerie, and is the oldest operating zoo in the world. It is located on the ... read more
The Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus, functioning under the University of Helsinki, has three attractions close to the centre of Helsinki: the Natural History ... read more
Stavanger Museum, dating back to 1877, is today the venue for exhibitions on natural history and cultural history, as well as for the Norwegian Children’s Museum. It ... read more
University Museum - Museum Of History displays a large collection related to anthropology, archaeology, botany, geology, zoology, art, and cultural history. ... read more
Polaria, opened in 1998, is an educational centre translating in an Arctic experience, the climate and environmental research that takes place in the Arctic area. For ... read more
Skansen, opened in 1891, is the world's oldest open-air museum (30 ha), showcasing a full replica of an average 19th-century town, and other houses and farmsteads ... read more
The National Museum of Natural Sciences, managed by the Spanish National Research Council, is a natural sciences museum and, with over 70 researchers, one of the most ... read more
The National Museum of Natural History and Science, founded in 1926 and today part of the University of Lisbon, contains rich collections of zoology, anthropology, ... read more
The Moravian Museum, founded in 1817, contains a wide range of collections, including several million objects, representing valuable scientific material from the fields ... read more
The Natural History Museum has over 150,000 museum objects, which are divided into mineral and geological, paleontological, botanical and zoological parts. The permanent ... read more
The Ulster Museum, part of the National Museums of Northern Ireland, is the largest museum Northern Ireland, containing a wide range of different collections from fine ... read more
Zoological Museum, University Of Zurich is home to 1500 stuffed animals, including interactive exhibits. Many animals can be heard. For more detailed informations, see ... read more