Coronelli globes, Vienna

BBC TravelAug 29

The museum charting how humans understand the world

Beautiful, surreal and eerily empty, Vienna's Globe Museum the only public museum on Earth dedicated to globes, and it – quite literally – tells the story of our world.

Towering globes displayed in the museum.

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Globe MuseumMuseumOnly public museum dedicated to globes on Earth.
Austrian National LibraryMuseumLong lines and timed-entry tickets often sold out.
Palais MollardSight17th-century building housing the Globe Museum.
Coronelli globesSightTowering globes displayed in the museum.
Golden CabinetSightLavish room with frescoes and globe-related instruments.
Behaim GlobeSightReplica shows a world without the Americas.
Imperial TreasuryMuseumHouses a relic that inspired author JF Penn's novel.

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The museum charting how humans understand the world