Aboriginal Heritage Museum (39/137 Sailors Bay Road, Northbridge, Sydney) – this museum holds a vast collection of Aboriginal artifacts, along with historical European items such as ship replicas and uniforms, working displays and interactive models. This is a great museum for those interested in learning about Australia and its native inhabitants before the arrival of […]
Art Gallery of New South Wales (Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney) – located a short distance from Sydney Harbour, this museum has five levels of art, which includes collections of Aboriginal works, as well as European and Asian art and artifacts. This, along with local and international contemporary art. Admission: free (except for special […]
Abdul Raouf Khalil Museum (Al Madani, Al Andalud, Jeddah) — the nearly 2,500-year old history of the Jeddah area is showcased in this superb museum, which has exhibitions on everything from pre-Islamic history, though pre-modern civilizations, to the rich Islamic cultural heritage of the city. The complex also contains a mosque and the facade of […]
Al Faisaliah Center (King Fahd Road, Riyadh) – this is a commercial skyscraper located in the business district of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the fourth tallest building in Saudi Arabia after the Kingdom Centre, Burj Rafal and Abraj Al Bait.
Two International Financial Centre (8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong Island) — Soaring 420 meters above the Central waterfront, this commanding landmark is the tallest building on Hong Kong Island, the second-tallest in the city and one of the tallest in the world. Two IFC was completed in 2003 as part of a complex that […]
Tsim Sha Ysui Promenade (Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon) – this promenade is busy, since the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, the Hong Kong Space Museum, the Hong Kong Museum of Art and Avenue of Stars. Aside from that, visitors will look south to the dramatic topographical and architectural spectacle that is the Hong Kong Island skyline […]
The Peak (Mid Levels, Hong Kong) — The highest point on Hong Kong Island, this has been the city’s most exclusive neighborhood since colonial times – back then it was the cooler air that attracted the rich and famous; in the post air-conditioning era, the views of one of the world’s most spectacular cityscapes keep […]
Sheung Yiu Folk Museum (Pak Tam Chung Nature Trail, Sai Kung, New Territories) — Once a fortified Hakka village that dates back to the late 19th century, this is now a small museum and Declared Monument housing typical Hakka furniture and artifacts. But there’s another reason to stop by: it’s located inside one of the […]
Sam Tung Uk Museum (2 Kwu Uk Lane, Tsuen Wan, New Territories) — There was a time when the urban hub of Tsuen Wan was nothing more than a sprinkling of rural communities bustling with village and agricultural life. Some of that nostalgic period is preserved at Sam Tung Uk (‘three rows of dwelling’ in […]
Lei Cheung Uk Han Tomb Museum (41 Tonkin Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon) — In 1955, when leveling a slope for the construction of resettlement villages in Lei Cheng Uk, a government work team stumbled upon a mysterious four-chamber tomb. Its inscriptions revealed it dated back to the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220) and it has […]