3 Best Sights in Zagreb and Environs, Croatia

Varaždin's city museum is composed of multiple departments, including Archaeology, History, Ethnography, and more, and is housed in three buildings: the Culture and History Department in the Stari Grad (Old Town) fortress; the Gallery of Old and Contemporary Masters in Sermage Palace, and the Entomology Collection in Herzer Palace. The latter is one of the museum's highlights, with a fascinating presentation of some 50,000 different insect specimens.

In 2015, Roko Živković and Tomislav Pamuković founded this innovative museum of perception in Zagreb, and thanks to popular demand it has expanded to more than 40 locations in 25 countries across 4 continents. Including an antigravity room, mirror room, and many silly optical illusion exhibits, this museum will leave you laughing, curious about how visual perception works—and maybe even a bit dizzy. This is a fun visit for families as well.

Situated within an industrial building, this museum is guaranteed to appeal to both children and adults interested in science. Try to visit in the afternoon on a weekday or in the late morning on the weekend, when a series of guided visits are offered. The highlight here is the demonstration of some of Nikola Tesla's inventions, scheduled weekdays at 3:30 pm and weekends at 11:30 am, but there's also the tour of a lifelike reconstruction of a coal mine at 3 pm on weekdays and 11 am on weekends. That's not to mention all the vehicles on display, as well as a fascinating historical exhibit of firefighting equipment with trucks, ladders, and hoses aplenty. The museum is in the Trešnjevka neighborhood.