Top Museums in Croatia

Croatia has a turbulent recent history and there are lots of museums that explain what happened. With museums focused on history, the Balkan nation is home to some truly unusual experiences.

In the coastal town of Zadar you will find the Museum of Illusions, perfect for a rainy day. It’s an incredible display of the limits of our senses, where nothing is as it seems.

The Croatian capital of Zagreb is home to some truly unusual museums, chief among them the Museum of Broken Relationships. It houses love letters and personal objects from past lovers, showing the heartbreak of relationships that come to an end. In 2011, the museum was named the most innovative museum in Europe.

The city of Dubrovnik is more famous for its beaches than its museums, but it is also home to the Museum of Croatian War of Independence. Housed inside the Imperial Fort, the location is spectacular. With more than 500 exhibits, the museum tells the story of Croatia’s bloody independence struggle from 1991–1995.

Head off to the town of Krapina to learn about our human ancestors at the Neanderthal Museum. Krapina is home to the largest collection of Neanderthal fossils in the world, and the town is famous among paleontologists.