Museums in Greece

Discover 16 unusual museums in Greece.

A neoclassical two-floor light pink mansion with five windows and a centered entranceway

Ziller-Loverdos Mansion

One of the best collections of Byzantine art housed in a magnificent, 19th-century neoclassical home.

Banknote Museum of the Ionian Bank

The history of Greece is illustrated through banknotes.

Museum of Cycladic Folklore

This old museum contains dozens of detailed miniature ships and buildings.

Some archaeologically-excavated firepower on the front porch.

Askifou, Greece

War Museum Askifou

This collection of artifacts represents one family's mission to record the horrors of World War II inflicted on their hometown.

The Bee Museum, Rhodes.

Bee Museum of Rhodes

Learn about the sweet, storied legacy of beekeeping in ancient Greece.

A hoard of gold coins from Epidaurus, 3rd century BCE.

Numismatic Museum of Athens

One of the greatest collections of coins in the world is housed in the former mansion of an archeological pioneer.

Archaeology exhibit inside the Athens airport

Archeological Exhibit at Athens International Airport

These artifacts were discovered during the construction of the airport, with some dating back to the Neolithic period.

West side of building (front).

Tzistarakis Mosque

Legend says it was constructed with the destroyed pillar of an ancient Greek Temple.

North side of building.

Poulopoulos Hat Factory

This graffitied 19th-century building was a prototype of European industrial architecture.

Front of building.

Korai 4

Scars of this building's past life as a violent prison still cover its walls.

The first telecommunication device worldwide?

Katakolo, Greece

Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology

Get hands on with the technological marvels of the Classical world.

Vlychada, Greece

Tomato Industrial Museum

A former factory serves as a shrine to the industry that sustained Santorini for decades.

Wax Museum of Andreas Syggros

A grotesque collection of wax limbs depicting the symptoms of venereal disease.

Magic Sphere of Helios.

Magic Sphere of Helios

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

Nabokov is so jealous right now

Entomological Museum of Volos

This little-known, 35,000-specimen collection in Greece is a lepidopterist's dream.

View of site with Mt. Olympus.

Dion Archaeological Park

This open air archeological site houses almost as much wildlife as it does classical religious artifacts.