Best History Museums in Asia

Dubai Museum

Historic museum located inside Al Fahidi Fort, showcasing Dubai's history and cultural heritage through artifacts and exhibits.

Heritage Village

Heritage Village is a heritage centre and museum showcasing traditional life, customs, and marine heritage. It hosts annual maritime festivals and exhibits on historical diving and traditional Gulf industries.

Osaka Castle

National Museum of Korea

The National Museum of Korea is the flagship museum of Korean history and art in South Korea.

Hoa Lo Prison (Hanoi Hilton)

Hỏa Lò Prison was a prison in Hanoi originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North…

Edo Tokyo Museum

The Edo-Tokyo Museum is a historical museum located at 1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida-Ku, Tokyo in the Ryogoku district.

Hiroshima Castle

Also known as Carp Castle, the castle was built in the 1590s by the feudal lord Mori Terumoto.

City Palace

The City Palace, Jaipur is a royal residence and former administrative headquarters of the rulers of the Jaipur State in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Saeed Al Maktoum House

Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House is a historic building and former residential quarters of Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, former ruler of Dubai…

Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum or simply Tuol Sleng is a museum chronicling the Cambodian genocide.

Vietnam Military History Museum

The Vietnam Military History Museum, set up on 17 July 1956, is one of seven national museums in Vietnam. It covers 12,800 m2.

Osaka Museum of Housing and Living

A visit to this museum is like a trip back in time. Being home to re-created historical buildings and streets, it shows the traditional way…

The Museum of Kyoto

An amazing museum focused on the history of the city. See the model of ancient Kyoto and many artefacts relating to its history.

Osaka Museum of History

Visit this intriguing history museum housed in a sail-shaped building.

Beit HaTfutsot

Anu – Museum of the Jewish People, formerly the Nahum Goldmann Museum of the Jewish Diaspora, is located in Tel Aviv, Israel, at the…

Independence Hall

Independence Hall, originally the Dizengoff House is the site of the signing of Israel's Declaration of Independence.

Eretz Israel Museum

The Eretz Israel Museum is a historical and archeological museum in the Ramat Aviv neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Israel.

Yitzhak Rabin Center

The Yitzhak Rabin Center is a library and research center in Tel Aviv, Israel, built in memory of assassinated Israeli prime minister…

Hapalmach Museum

The Palmach Museum is a museum located in Ramat Aviv, Israel dedicated to the Palmach, the strike-force of the pre-state underground…

National Museum

The National Museum of the Sultanate of Oman is a museum located in Oman.

Hokuchin Museum

Hokuchin Memorial Museum is a history museum located in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan.