Some people love going to museums, while others really hate it and would rather stay at home, enjoying their favourite TV shows.So museums are being seen as out­of­date and boring by today's young people.I have just returned to the UK after travelling around the USA.While I was there, I visited lots of museums.I must say, museums are educational, either to develop knowledge learned at school, or to improve knowledge of other cultures.

In Chicago, we visited the world­famous Art Institute of Chicago.It was full of paintings, drawings and sculptures by a large number of artists, such as Picasso, Monet, Matisse and Dali.There was a mixture of traditional and modern art.

When we were in Washington DC, we visited a few of the Smithsonian museums.These are all free to visitors, which is great if you just want to see a few things, and not spend all day inside.The Air and Space Museum was especially good: it had lots of planes on show, interesting information and also some interactive (互动) parts.We also went to the National US Holocaust (纳粹大屠杀) Memorial Museum.Naturally, it was sad to read about the horrors which influenced so many people in World War Ⅱ.However, it was also interesting to read the stories of those who survived the Holocaust, as well as those who helped others.

I also found the 9/11 Memorial and Museum to be of great interest.This museum is for those who lost their lives, as well as their families, when the Twin Towers in New York City were attacked by terrorists in 2001.It tells you how the terrorists planned the attack and what happened as a result of their actions.Surviving pieces of the towers are shown in the museum.It was a truly meaningful visit, which made me treasure my own life more.

I think museums play an important role in realising historical importance for future people.Whatever your interests are, there may be a museum for you.You can visit waxwork (蜡像) museums to see models of famous people, science museums for an interactive visit and a little bit more! Best of all, if you're ever in the UK, many of them are free!

Cool Places to Visit In the World

Cities can be lovely and green homes for plants and animals. Many cities around the world want to make this come true. Let’s see how they do that!

Milan, Forest city

In the center of Milan, Italy, there are two tall buildings. Green plants cover them. They look like forests in the air. The “forests” have 800 trees, 15, 000 small plants and 5, 000 bushes. The area of these plants cover is the same as 30, 000 square meters of woodland. People plant them in big pots on large balconies. They attract 1, 600 kinds of birds and butterflies.

Cape Town, Cat city

Caracals (狞猫) live in Cape Town (开普敦) , South Africa. Cars cause 70 percent of their deaths. To save the big cats, people catch and mark cats. They also give the cats radio collars (电子项圈) . The collars tell people where the cats go. Then, people put signs at these places. Seeing the signs, cars can slow down and help take care of the cats.

Costa Rica, Sweet City

If bees could choose a place to live, they might want to live in Costa Rica (哥斯达黎加) . The city is doing its best to make bees feel at home. There, bees and other pollinators (传粉者) like butterflies, birds and bats are all seen as citizens. In the city, there’re flowers along every sidewalk so that bees and butterflies have food. It also builds “bee hotels” around the city. These are safe places for bees to live. It’s now nicknamed “Sweet City”!