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Alsace’s Cultural Jewel: Colmar’s Unterlinden Museum

the Unterlinden Museum has become one of the top attractions in Alsace. It is small, set in historic buildings and has a superb collection of art.

Discovering Santa Barbara’s Storied Past

On a recent trip to Santa Barbara, we got a sense of the area's storied past by visiting its famous mission, a historic park and a maritime museum.

Grand Egyptian Museum: Pharaonic Antiquities Get a New Home

At a cost of $1 billion, the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza will be the world's largest archaeological museum and house more than 20,000 items never seen before.

An Array of Treasures at Madrid's Museum of the Americas

Madrid's Museum of the Americas is often neglected by visitors. But it shouldn't be. It contains a spectacular collection of pre-Columbian art.

The Zeitz Museum Transforms Cape Town

What the Tate Modern was to London, the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa is to Cape Town: an art museum that has transformed the city.

A Museum in Split Worth a Detour

Travelers to Split, Croatia, could be forgiven for never leaving the old center, but art lovers should visit Mestrovic Gallery.

The Greeks: A Personal Exhibition at the Field Museum

"The Greeks: Agamemnon to Alexander the Great" certainly whetted our appetites for a return trip to Greece.

Terracotta Warriors and the Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco

Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco is offering a room promotion in conjunction with "China's Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor's Legacy," on view at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum through May 27, 2013.

The Moving National WWII Museum

One of New Orleans' most fascinating attractions, aside from the city itself, is the ever-expanding National WWII Museum. Indeed, some visitors