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1. Acropolis Museum

36,803
History Museums
Thissio / Makriyanni
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Temporarily closed
Admission tickets from $9.07
By JMc052
Wonderful reflection of the Parthenon - amazing building and Greek history preserved Great guided tour with Vicki pro...
  • National Archaeological Museum

2. National Archaeological Museum

7,808
Art Museums • History Museums
Exarchia
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Temporarily closed
By HebaEssam
Moreover, the musuem has amazing collections of pottery, statuary of marble, limestone and bronze and funerary stelae.
  • Cortile

3. Byzantine and Christian Museum

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History Museums
Pangrati
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Temporarily closed
By Mikki2211
A very interesting museum with wonderful Byzantine Icons and amazing exhibitions, such as El Greco, Holy Tomb of Chri...
  • Αεροφωτογραφία Μουσείου

4. War Museum

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Convention Centers • History Museums
Pangrati
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Temporarily closed
Admission tickets from $7.26
By wawood059
They have lots of terrific artifacts, displays, models, and dioramas that explain the entire military history of Greece.
  • Museum of the Stoa of Attalos

5. Museum of the Ancient Agora

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History Museums
Monastiraki
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Temporarily closed
By ForeverKauai
Afterwards we wandered up to the temple where you got to get much closer to the ruins than you do on the Acropolis.
  • Provided by: The Jewish Museum

6. The Jewish Museum of Greece

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Speciality Museums • History Museums
Plaka
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Temporarily closed
By LisaD90265
The mini film narrated by Holocaust survivors was moving, informative, and a highlight of the museum.
  • Esterno del museo storico con la statua di Kolokotronis

7. National History Museum (Old Parliament)

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History Museums
Temporarily closed
By permia
In a beautiful building steeped in history, an absorbing collection of artefacts and memorabilia documents the countr...
  • Здание музея нумизматики

8. Numismatic Museum

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Speciality Museums • History Museums
Syntagma
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Temporarily closed
By 914swd
Excellent exhibit of numerous collections of Greek and Roman coins along with the historical timelines.
  • Old Classroom

9. School Life and Education Museum

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Science Museums • Children's Museums
Plaka
By permia
... a pleasant courtyard with seating and tables, the displays are housed in a fine building from the mid-19th century.
  • Provided by: Athens City Museum

10. Athens City Museum

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History Museums
Temporarily closed
By permia
... including a fully set banquet table reflect the splendour in which the wealthy lived during the 19th century.
  • Museum of the History of Athens University 2

11. Museum of the History of Athens University

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History Museums
Plaka
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Temporarily closed
By jrp56
Its collections consist of old rare books, manuscripts, scientific instruments, portraits and much more.
  • Bath-house of the Winds, Kyrristou st., Plaka

12. The Bathhouse of the Winds

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History Museums
Plaka
By permia
Dating from around the 16th century it originally had separate times of use for men and woman.
  • Provided by: Angelos and Leto Katakouzenos Foundation

13. Angelos and Leto Katakouzenos Foundation

6
History Museums
Zappeion
By konstantinosorfeask
Many Nobelists, Writers, Artists, Authors and celebrities of the 1930s - 1980s were invited here.
  • Provided by: Museum of the History of the Greek Costume of the Lyceum Club of Greek Women

14. Museum of the History of the Greek Costume of the Lyceum Club of Greek Women

6
History Museums
Akadimia (Academy)
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Temporarily closed
  • Provided by: National Bank of Greece Historical Archive

15. National Bank of Greece Historical Archive

9
History Museums
Agios Panteleimonas
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Temporarily closed

16. Alexiou Museums

3
History Museums
Kynosargous
  • Magnificent Bull from Grave Enclosure of Dionysios of Kollytos

17. Archaeological Museum Of Kerameikos

1
Speciality Museums • History Museums
Psirri / Gazi
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18. Pontian Hellenism History and Folk Museum

History Museums
Temporarily closed

19. Museum Makronisou

History Museums
Psirri / Gazi
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