Czech Museum of Music
Free: First Thursdays of the month The Czech Museum of Music is situated in the Lesser Quarter, in the beautiful Baroque Church of Santa Maria Magdalena built in the 17th century. The exhibition presents a unique collection of musical instruments and an outstanding proof of skillfulness of arts and crafts. A visit to the museum...
The Dancing House
Free: All time Also nicknamed “Fred and Ginger,” the Dancing House is a building in Prague built by Croatian-Czech architect Vlado Milunić and the famous architect Frank Gehry. With its deconstructivist design style, the building stood jarringly in contrast of its historic surrounding. The Dancing House is set on a property of great historical significance....
John Lennon Wall
Free: All time Once a normal wall, The Lennon Wall or John Lennon Wall has, since the 1980s, been filled with John Lennon-inspired graffiti and pieces of lyrics from Beatles songs. The first drawing appeared after the singer’s death and many others has been popping up despite numerous coats of white wash by the secret...
The Ragged School Museum
Free: All time The Ragged School Museum is housed in a group of three canalside buildings which once formed the largest “ragged” or free school in London. The museum was founded to make the history of the Ragged Schools and the broader social history of the Victorian East End accessible to all. Within the original...
London Film Museum
Free: All time The London Film Museum is the only film museum of its kind in Great Britain. There are two locations in London, one in Covent Garden and the other in Southbank. Only the museum in Covent Garden offers free entrance. This self-supporting museum was founded in 2008 aiming to support the Film industry...
Clockmaker’s Museum
Free: All time The Clockmaker’s Museum is a curio site. Tucked in a single big room in the Guildhall Art Gallery, this museum has the oldest collection of clock and watches in the world, with about 1,000 exhibits. Besides displaying many intricate timepieces throughout the ages, it also offers history and tidbits regarding this topic....
Warm Showers
Free: All time Warm Showers Community is a free worldwide hospitality exchange for touring cyclists. Think Couchsurfing but for cyclists only. The community is aptly named for that’s exactly what these cyclists most long for after hours of biking on the road. The concept originated way back in 1993 but it only turned into a...
Navy Pier
Free: All time Navy Pier is an entertainment hub along the Chicago shoreline of Lake Michigan. What was originally constructed as a cargo facility is today Chicago’s number one tourist attraction. The site offers many attractions from IMAX theater to Ferris Wheel to museums. The pier and its ground encompass myriads of parks, gardens, shops,...
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Free: Every Tuesday (only for IL residents); All time for children under 12 years old The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago has hosted several notable debut exhibitions including Frida Kahlo’s and Jeff Koon’s. Its current collection consists of work by Jasper Johns, ANdy Warhol, Cindy Sherman and many more. If these names alone do not...
Gas Work Park
Free: All time As the name suggests, Gas Work Park is a park with remnants of the former gas plant. It is easily the strangest park in Seattle, and may rank among the strangest in the world. Part of the plant was repurposed into a playbarn. There’s also a man-made kite-flying mound. The park site...
Market Theater Gum Wall
Free: All time The Market Theater Gum Wall is a local landmark in downtown Seattle. The wall is a box office for Market Theater. Bored patrons waiting in long lines began sticking their chewing gum onto the wall and the tradition continues. Theater workers scraped the gum away twice but eventually gave up and decided...
Global Greeter Network
Free: All time Global Greeter Network is an informal association of Greeter programs around the world. Who exactly are “Greeters?” Greeters are volunteers that love their city so much that they volunteer to show visitors around for free. Think more “a new local friend” instead of a “professional guide.” This can the perfect way to...
