Museums

Gumbo was visiting the Maritime Museum in San Francisco. Situated in the Fisherman's wharf area, in a beautiful ship-like building, it offers interesting exhibits and great views of San Francisco and its Bay.

A blockbuster exhibit of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Russian avant-garde paintings has its Paris run extended.

A museum of salt-and-pepper shakers is only one of the unusual museums of Spain.

Jonathan L visits the Garden's old growth forest, where only minimal maintenance is allowed to interfere with nature.

PortMoresby leaves the Thames Path and visits William Morris’s Red House, a milestone in the Arts & Crafts Movement in England.

An opportune moment, an intriguing road sign, and Jonathan L finds himself in a museum that's also an operating mill with a fascinating history.

After walking beside the River Thames for 3 days, PortMoresby ends this section of path by visiting 2 favorites in Kew Gardens.

The Vatican's vast museum complex is getting a new director as deputy director Barbara Jatta steps up.

Valparaiso's fabulous Palacio Baburizza, named for its longtime owner, serves today as the city's Fine Arts museum. PHeymont shows it off.

On the final day of this walk along the River Thames, PortMoresby pays a visit to Kew Palace, one of a number of fascinating attractions located within the Royal Botanic Gardens, just outside central London.

France's latest attraction is a complete reproduction of one of its oldest: the famed Lascaux Cave with its prehistoric paintings.

Spain's biggest art museum will get even bigger, adding on a building that was part of a 17th century royal palace.