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MuseumList

2016 Europe Trip

14 stops in 5 places across 2 countries, in the order I saw them. 10 were Don’t miss.

Don’t missWorth a detourWorth a stop

Amsterdam1

  1. Van Gogh Museum$19 · about €17

    Spectacular collection, buy tickets online

Ercolano1

  1. Herculaneum$13 · about €12

    One of the greatest treasures in the world.

Pompei1

  1. Pompeii$18 · about €17

    It’s Pompeii, enough said

Rome8

  1. PantheonFree

    Apollodorus of Damascus’s best work.

  2. Markets of Trajan$13 · about €12

    Hidden gem for the true classicist

  3. Roman Forum$14 · about €13

    Combined ticket with the Colosseum and Palatine Hill.

  4. Colosseum$14 · about €13

    Combined ticket with the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill.

  5. Great Synagogue of Rome$12 · about €11

    Not really a museum, but an interesting place

  6. Ara Pacis Museum$13 · about €12

    Breathtakingly beautiful

  7. Trevi FountainFree

    Too touristy, I’d skip

  8. Piazza NavonaFree

Florence3

  1. Uffizi Galleries$13 · about €12
  2. skipSynagogue and Jewish Museum of Florence$7 · about €6

    Very meh

  3. Ponte VecchioFree

    You have to see it if you’re in Florence, but it’s meh.