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Museu da Ciência

Up on university hill, the charmingly eccentric Science Museum combines collections of gem stones, stuffed animals and mock ups of 18th-century chemistry labs with state-of-the-art interactive exhibits to fire up young imaginations. Nominated for a European Museum of the Year Award when it opened in 2006, it is housed in a graceful old neo-classical palace.