Learning about any city’s arts and culture is a must for any tourist and you may learn about it by visiting the Porto museums. Porto, one of the most prominent cities in Portugal boasts of its lavish history, economy and culture, all of which can be witnessed with a stroll around the city’s streets. In 1996, Porto was considered a World Heritage site by the UNESCO, primarily because of how it has been able to uphold its history and gracefully blend it with contemporary times. A visit to Porto museums will tell you more about this grand city. Here are some of our top museum picks in Porto.

Porto Wine Museum

Porto, being at the mouth of the Duoro river, is known for its vineyards and quaint wineries that make the best port wine in the world. Thus, the Porto Wine Museum should give you a taste of this delightful Porto offering. Aside from the museum, be sure to visit actual wine lodges in Gaia, across the river from Porto.

Fundacao Serralves

This is the place to be for modern art enthusiasts. In this park, you can stroll into a contemporary art museum, gardens that boast of modern sculptures and landscapes and an Art Deco villa that houses exhibits. It would be good to relax and spend the day here, as the top floor of the museum is actually a restaurant that offers buffet lunch.

Casa da Musica

Although it is not a museum per se, the concert halls here are just too great to ignore. Apart from its unusual architecture, Casa da Musica houses concerts and orchestra and prides itself in its interior.

Museu Romantico

A grand mansion that houses a collection of decorative arts stands amidst a lush, manicured garden and astounding river scenery. The ground floor is home to the Port Wine Institute’s Solar do Vindo do Porto wine tasting bar. When you are done admiring the arts, sit at the bar and get to know at least 150 varieties of port.

Museo do Carro Electrico

Curious about the history of transportation in Porto? The Electric Train Museum features an old an electric power station and showcases a 1872 horse-drawn car and the first ever electric streetcar in the Iberian peninsula.

Museo da David

How would you like to visit this museum which houses the origins of almost all popular Davids across history, from the Biblical David, to the modern Davids? It was created perhaps due to the prevalent use of this name. If you can prove your name is David, you get a free entry pass.