The Mid North Coast Maritime is known as a world class museum, and is well worth the small admission charge 0f $10.00 for adults and $3.00 for children. There is also a Family Entry fee that admits up to 2 adults and 4 children for $22.00. Visitors are able to enjoy the various shipwreck galleries, some of which have wreckage that goes back as far as the 17th century.

What can you see at the Mid North Coast Maritime Museum? To start, there are large exhibitions for Naval Defense, which tells you more about the actual role of naval protection in Australia.

The Indian Ocean exhibition gallery shows what Australia and the Indian Ocean have in common, both past and present. There are time worn boats, a replica of a Mideastern marketplace, and other historical objects that show how the migration of people to the western coast caused the area to grow and be recognized.

The Tin Canoe to Australia II exhibition gallery gives the visitor a chance to see many old boats, and includes the Shell Oil Great Ocean Experience Theater.

The Fremantle and Swan River exhibition gallery will make visitors aware of the development of this area, and the boats that made it happen.

The Hooked on Fishing exhibition gallery highlights the history of the fishing industry in Australia, and how many different people and separate cultures it took to bring everything together as it is today.

The Cargoes exhibition gallery showcases maritime trade and the many types of cargo brought into western Australia by boat from the Indian Ocean.

The Shipwreck Galleries includes five different galleries that show the various ships that have been recovered through the years, and also some of the objects that these ships contained. These galleries are known as the Entrance Gallery, the North Gallery, the Dutch Gallery, the Batavia Gallery, and the Woodblock Floor Gallery.

The Submarine Exhibitions contain the submarine Ovens. The HMAS Ovens has the distinction of being a former Royal Australian Navy Oberon Class submarine. Visitors can take a guided tour through this huge submarine, which will give them the opportunity to discover what it must have been like to serve in the Royal Navy during the Cold War. Tickets for this attraction are separate from museum tickets, or you can arrange to purchase a ticket that covers both attractions. A new tour starts approximately every half hour, and you may purchase your tour tickets at the front desk of the Maritime Museum.

Make your Port Macquarie holiday memorable, and take advantage of chance to see the many exciting exhibits at the Mid North Coast Maritime museum!

The first place to stop for a day of museum perusing is Balboa Park where you will find over 15 great museums all in one place. Besides the extensive list of great museums, Balboa Park has over 1400 acres of beautiful gardens and historical buildings so simply walking the park is like visiting a large real life museum, but you will want to step inside these must see museums on your trip to Balboa Park:

Museum of San Diego History: where you will learn the history of San Diego through photographs and cultural artifacts dating back to the 1840s.

San Diego Automotive Museum: where you can stole through several car exhibits that showcase the history of automotive progression.

San Diego Museum of Man: where you can explore the anthropology of mankind with artifacts, folklore, and human remains that tell the story of man.

San Diego Museum of Art: where you can browse the vast collections of fine and contemporary art from Renaissance, Asian, to nineteenth century European painting and sculptures, just to name a few.

If you venture outside of Balboa Park, which I hope you do, you can find a number of other worthy museums in San Digeo. Here are some others you wont want to miss while in town:

Childrens Museum San Diego: where the kids can explore the arts in interactive creative fun zones.

San Diego Chinese Historical Museum: where you will learn about the heritage of Chinese culture through a showcase of artifacts and photos in a building that was once a Chinese mission.

San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum: where you can track the story of the Navys Midway with over 40 exhibits featuring 21 completely restored aircrafts.

San Diego Maritime Museum: where you will learn the history of US naval advancement and also board and explore real anchored ships.

San Diego is home to many great museums that are all worth seeing for their own reasons, but I hope this narrowed down list gets you started learning and exploring what San Diego entertainment has to offer for museums.

#1. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. The largest museum in the Netherlands, the Rijksmuseum sees more than one million visitors annually at its unparalleled collection of Dutch art. The Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum (#2) are situated in Amsterdam's Museum Quarter, the most fashionable district in the city, rich in cultural institutions, restaurants and fashionable holiday accommodations.

#2. Van Gogh Museum. Dedicated to the Netherland's most famous artist, the Van Gogh Museum houses 200 paintings and 550 sketches of the master, together with his letters to his contemporaries.

#3. Amsterdam Tulip Museum. This is a small museum dedicated to the national symbol of Netherlands: the tulip. This museum features multimedia presentations and a museum shop with rare tulip bulbs.

#4. The Anne Frank House. Across the canal from the tulip museum is the Anne Frank House. The historic World War II hiding place of Anne Frank and her family, the museum features original pages from her famous diary. Visitors can also walk through the haunting quarters in which Anne and her family hid.

#5. Museum van Loon. Housed in a patrician canal house in the center of Amsterdam, the van Loon Museum is owned by the aristocratic Van Loon family and provides visitors a unique view into the life of the Dutch upper class.

#6. Museum Willet-Holthuysen. Another museum offering a glimpse into the wealthy class, the Museum Willet-Holthuysen is housed in a 17th century home and features an impressive personal collection of silverware, paintings and furniture.

#7. Amsterdam Historical Museum. The perfect museum for history buffs, the Amsterdam Historical Museum has permanent exhibitions about various periods in the history of the Netherlands.

#8. Hortus Botanicus. The Amsterdam Botanical Garden was first established in 1638 as an herb garden for Dutch doctors. Today it is a living museum with botany samples from around the world.

#9. NEMO. The ultimate hands-on museum, the NEMO Museum has hundreds of please touch exhibits for children and adults alike about science and technology.

#10. Ajax Museum. Dedicated to Amsterdam's champion football club, the Ajax Museum includes photographic and video images from the last century of Ajax football.

#11. Nederlands Scheepvaart Museum. The Netherlands Scheepvaart, or Maritime, Museum has the world's largest collection of boats. The museum features model boats and real-life ships, plus a number of maps and historical documents about Dutch naval history.

#12. Heineken Experience. Come learn about the history of brewing at one of the world's best beer manufacturers.

#13. The Venustemple. This sex museum houses the foremost European collection of erotic paintings and objects throughout history.

#14. Erotic Museum. For more on sex, check out the Erotic Museum. Situated in the heart of the Red Light District, the Erotic Museum has five floors of erotic artwork together with a historical overview of the District.

One can find a plenty of museum in Santorini such as; The Archaeological Museum, The Megaron Gyzi, The Museum of Prehistoric Thira, The Folklore Museum, The Naval Museum, Wine Museum and many more.

The Archaeological Museum

The Archaeological Museum is based in Santorinis capital Fira just opposite of the cable car station. There is a great collection Hellenistic and Roman sculpture ranging from Archaic to Roman period. How ever this Archaeological museum consists of vases and clay figurines which are the very precious finds range from Geometric to classical period.

This Archaeological Museum gives a wide idea about the long history of the Santorini Island and represents various things found by different excavations in island of Santorini.

The Megaron Gyzi

The Megaron Gyzi museum is located in Fira behind the Catholic cathedral. Fira is also known as Thira, The capital city of Santorini. The museum Megaron Gyzi exhibits a fine collection of engravings dating from 16th century to 19th century. This museum is a cultural center and the prime aim of this museum is for spiritual development and advancement in whole Cyclades.

During the up season or tourist period the Megaron Gyzi organizes various exhibitions such as: photo exhibition, painting exhibition, stage plays, musical events, film shows and many more to let the tourists know about the rich culture of the whole Cycladic Island.

The Folklore Museum

The Folklore Museum which was built in 1861 in the capital of Santorini, housed in a conventional cave house. This museum exhibits Traditional winery, barrels, wine press, linens and antique utensils. However one can get evidence of various volcanic excavations in the Cycladic Island. Here you can find the art gallery, historical archives and glimpse of past life of people on the Santorini Island.

The Museum of Prehistoric Thira:

This museum is situated at capital city of Santorini, Fira. Many things admire this museum such as masterpieces of art fro the prehistoric time, history of Thira, geology of Thira, and hey day of the city at Akrotiri.

Wine Museum:

The wine museum exhibits the life and history of wine dating from 1660 to 1970. However the wine museum is an amazing natural cave which 300 meters long and situated 6 meters below the ground level.

The Naval Maritime Museum:

The Naval museum is located in the famous and traditional village of Oia on the northwest coast of Santorini Island. This museum consists of huge and rich collection of maritime items by retracing the Santorini's naval history. This maritime museum gives a wide idea about the prosperity of Oia was in pick in the late 19th and early 20th century.

The idea for a historical maritime museum emanated from the enthusiasm of a few individuals with connections in shipping firms and the navy who had helped to raise the awareness about maritime history.

Situated in a 350-year old warehouse, originally built for the Admiralty of Amsterdam as the National Maritime Magazine, the Netherlands Maritime Museum contains one of the world's most important maritime collections with a vast display covering four centuries of Dutch naval history.

Stretching over more than twenty five rooms, the permanent exhibition reveals the importance of the Netherlands as a sea-faring nation from its Golden Age' of explorers and merchants through to the modern day container port. The exhibits consist of paintings as well as antiquarian maps and navigation instruments. There are also numerous models and a full-sized replica of the Dutch East-India merchantman, Amsterdam', which sank off the south coast of England on her maiden voyage in 1749. The ship is open all year round, but between April and October it is managed by actors who display what life would have been like on board. The displays continue throughout the day and include artillery exercises, a burial at sea, an officers meeting and a typical ship's meal.

In the museum area are specialist nautical and maritime shops selling modern and antiquarian books and maps, replica instruments and the largest selection of model ships and kits in Europe.

The present home of the Dutch Maritime Museum is situated in the arsenal of the Netherlands Navy long ago in the 18th century. The Naval Depot was built in 1656, and then crammed with everything that warships and their crews require. Later it was used to store clothing for navy personnel. The National Naval Depot is the location of one of the most important sights in Amsterdam, due to its rich historical charge.

The Dutch Maritime Museum has a collection of remarkable collection of maps, models and displays of real-sized ships. Tourists are offered the chance to visit Amsterdam Ordnance Datum and get a better image of how things must have looked like in middle age Amsterdam and how commerce was made back then. The Netherlands Maritime Museum also brings some of the flavor of the colonies and the countries overseas.

A unique feature of the museum is Jan Carel Josephus van Speijk a true blue 19th-century Dutch naval hero. The true Dutch naval commander has been immortalized in many paintings and on objects. In the Maritime Museum Amsterdam one can admire a rather bizarre and unique relic of Van Speijk. The permanent exhibition of the museum displays a part of his right arm. It has been preserved in alcohol. It is a relic which is to be appreciated by one and all.