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Museum

Museums and archaeological sites, from Chichén Itzá and Hadrian's Library in Athens to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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Ancient Mayan city featuring large stone pyramids and temples reachable by ferry from Cozumel.

Built by the Roman emperor in 132 CE, Hadrian's Library in central Athens was a grand cultural complex for study and civic life, featuring Corinthian columns and later church foundations.

Tour a preserved 1895 family home in Galveston with original furniture and historic cars.

NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston is where astronauts train. Visitors can touch real moon rocks and see the historic Mission Control room.

A contemporary art museum on Biscayne Bay in Miami, with a collection of international modern and contemporary works, educational programmes, hanging gardens and waterside walkways.

A restored mansion exploring Peranakan (Straits Chinese) culture, reflecting their mix of Chinese, Malay and colonial British influences.

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Built between 19 and 11 BC, this open-air Roman forum served as Athens' commercial centre. The site features standing columns, marble foundations and an octagonal tower in the Plaka district.

St Paul's Catacombs in Rabat is a large underground Roman cemetery beneath Malta. Visitors can tour rock-cut burial chambers dating to the early centuries of the Common Era.

Torri ta' Wignacourt is a watchtower in St Paul's Bay, Malta, built around 1610. It now operates as a small museum managed by heritage organisation Din l-Art Helwa.

A historic Miami estate on Biscayne Bay, Vizcaya features a 1914 Mediterranean Revival villa, formal European-style gardens, and a museum displaying European antiques and decorative arts.