World's most beautiful museums

MAS Museum (Antwerp, Belgium)
Architects Neutelings and Riedijk alternated between red sandstone from India and glass panes to give this riverfront museum a distinctive look that is modern even as it recalls the 16th-century storehouses used in Antwerp’s old port. The connection to the city is in the details as well: if you look closely at the 203ft-tall building, you will see 3,185 silver hands, the symbol of Antwerp.

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National Museum of Art (Osaka, Japan)
While much of this museum is subterranean, its visible steel and glass exterior makes a bold impression, curving skyward up to 170ft. Award-winning architect César Pelli wanted to mimic bamboo reeds waving in the wind, though his creation also gets compared to a set of wings. The play of the light filtered into the lobby provides an ever-changing feel to the interior gallery space.

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Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto)
Local architects Darling and Pearson unveiled the original Italianate Neo-Romanesque museum building in 1914. A few renovations and additions followed, but things got controversial with the 2007 debut of The Crystal. The museum’s gem collection inspired Daniel Libeskind’s deconstructionist design of five interlocking prisms made of steel beams, aluminium and glass. Some were appalled, while others applauded the building’s daring departure from the norm.

Museum of Islamic Art (Doha, Qatar)
IM Pei toured the Muslim world for inspiration and wound up creating a museum that is beautiful in its simple, dynamic design, which echoes traditional Islamic architecture. The pale sand-colour stone blocks form a five-story tower that casts long shadows once night falls. A row of palm trees and a waterfall feature lead to the entrance of the museum — built on a private, man-made island on the harbour.

@m Museums!!! - Wondering which are the world's most beautiful museums? I would say MAS Museum. What about you?

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Florida?s Gulf Coast

Tampa - Start in Florida’s third-largest city, where the revitalized historic district Ybor City, gourmet eateries and a few downtown museums absolutely reward a stop. http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Is-DWI-Car-Insurance-And-What-Should-You-Do-After-Being-Caught-Driving-Drunk?&id=6550519

Fort DeSoto park and beach - Consistently ranked as one of the top beaches in the US by magazines and websites, this 1,100-acre country park also offers camping, four miles of nature and recreational trails, and about seven miles of swimmable and shallow shoreline.

St Petersburg, perched on a peninsula along the west side of Tampa Bay, is a cultured and tourist-friendly town with easy proximity to the beaches. Cool off in the surreal Salvador Dali Museum, which has the largest Dali collection outside of Spain.

Myakka River State Park - Florida’s largest state park is well worth a visit. Comprised of dense woodlands, hammocks and prairies, the wildlife preserve covers 47 sq miles, and offers great bird- and alligator-watching, 38 miles of boardwalks and trails and a few touring options.