The Body Worlds exhibition worldwideFor all those who think science is boring, spend even an hour in one of these 7 places around the world (mostly museums) and you’ll come away changed. From the evolution of living species to engineering, the study of the human body and space, science fans will love it! In every corner of the world, real science cities open their doors to you – and your mind.
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Museo Galileo, Florence, Italy
Flickr – Skye Jones
People who visit Florence just for the art are really missing out on something interesting if they overlook the Museo Galileo. This museum houses many of Galileo’s famous scientific instruments, as well as the thumb, index and middle fingers of the Italian astronomer’s right hand.
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Meyrin, Switzerland
Flickr – Domenico Salvagnin
Otherwise known as CERN, this colossal particle physics laboratory is the site of the Large Hadron Collider: the world’s largest and most powerful particle collider (or gas pedal), which took ten years to build, and is considered « one of mankind’s great engineering milestones. » The facility offers guided tours and summer courses for students.
Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, Paris, France
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You shouldn’t have too much trouble finding this place, thanks to the enormous mirror sphere known as La Géode. La Cité is Europe’s largest science museum, and hosts a whole range of exhibitions relating to science and modern popular culture.
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The Musée d’Anatomie, attached to the Faculty of Medicine, houses a complex and rare collection: waxes, plaster casts, skeletons, dissection preparations and a display case of teratology… in other words, specimens of abnormal fetuses, congenital malformations and other deformities preserved in jars. A strange museum, then, only accessible via guided tours organized by theMontpellier Tourist Office.
Hayden Planetarium, New York, USA
Flickr – Tracy Lee Carroll
Probably the best planetarium in the world, New York’s Hayden Planetarium offers a wide range of courses and public presentations by numerous personalities from the world of astronomy and astrophysics. It features a sphere-shaped theater, the upper part of which is occupied by the Star Theater, which projects high-resolution videos onto the dome. The lower section houses the Big Bang Theater, which depicts the birth of the universe in a four-minute activity. When the Hayden Planetarium reopened after renovation in 2000, a model of just eight planets, not including what was then known as the planet Pluto, gave rise to worldwide controversy.
The Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom
Flickr – Josh Hallett
Spend a whole day in London’s iconic Natural History Museum, and you’ll barely have scratched the surface of the museum’s vast collection. The Darwin Centre alone holds tens of millions of preserved species of great historical and scientific value. From dinosaurs to geology, there’s nothing that hasn’t been sifted through.
The Smithsonian Institution’s 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. Almost all the objects on display here are originals or prototypes.
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Northern hemisphere aurora borealis
Flickr – Paul Williams
Visible from a multitude of northern countries, this display of natural light is caused by the interaction between charged solar wind particles and the upper atmosphere, and is exceptionally beautiful. If a simple rainbow surprises you, then the aurora borealis will blow you away.
The Cité de l’espace in Toulouse
Flickr – Mathieu Marquer
The Cité de l’espace is a scientific theme park dedicated to space and the conquest of space. It features a life-size replica of the Ariane 5 rocket. The Cité is designed above all for children, to awaken their curiosity about our planet Earth and the space that surrounds it.
The Field Museum in Chicago, USA
Flickr – Jim Deane
The museum features a number of fascinating exhibits, including a recently opened exhibition on the evolution of the planet. This exceptional interactive museum features Charles Darwin’s personal objects and a collection of his discoveries and work.
CosmoCaixa in Barcelona
Flickr – Carlos Lorenzo
CosmoCaixa presents an exceptional exhibition on the Amazon rainforest. The museum offers a detailed look at the evolution of matter and life, with animal and plant specimens, a digital planetarium, an Amazon rainforest, a geological wall and numerous activities and exhibits.
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The City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain
Flickr – Marc
The Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias is a magnificent, enormous complex made up of five main elements: theHemisfèric (IMAX cinema and planetarium), the Prince Philippe Science Museum (interactive science museum), theUmbracle (botanical garden), theOceanogràfic (Europe’s largest aquarium), the Reina Sofía Palace of the Arts (arts and music halls) and theÁgora, which gives the whole complex a multifunctional space.
The Churaumi Aquarium in Okinawa, Japan
Flickr – Ippei & Janine Naoi
The Churaumi Aquarium is one of the largest in the world. Its main tank, the « Kuroshio Sea », holds almost 8 million liters of water and contains numerous sea creatures, including whale sharks.
Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany
Flickr – Genji Arakaki
The Deutsches Museum boasts some incredible exhibits, including its famous maritime navigation exhibition. You can climb aboard the « Maria », a fishing boat built in 1880, as well as many other boats marking the three most important periods in nautical technology: sail, steam and motor.
The Body Worlds exhibition worldwide
Flickr – Matty Stevenson
Body Worlds is a traveling exhibition created by Gunther Van Hagens, who invented a plastination technique for preserving real human bodies. The exhibition features real human bodies performing various physical and mental activities, allowing people to see the exact nature of the human body’s interior.
We’ve rounded up the most interesting exhibitions and museums for science buffs, but there are plenty more out there. What would you add?
Sources: Cheap Flights, BuzzFeed and individual museum websites
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