【推荐1】Throughout the world, museums allow people to explore new cultures and topics through their collections and exhibitions. Check out this comprehensive list of the best museums and galleries throughout the world with one-of-a-kind displays that educate and inspire.

Musée D'Orsay in Paris

The Musée D'Orsay, once a railway station, houses an internationally famous collection of Impressionist art and other Western pieces from 1848 and 1914. Started in 1986, the white limestone walls are now home to some of the most notable artworks in France, like sculptures by Auguste Rodin and paintings by Paul Gauguin.

Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town

With the help of design firm Heatherwick Studio, the once century-old grain silo (谷粮仓) in the heart of Cape Town transformed into a museum which hosts international events and exhibitions to provide an intercultural look into the world of African art. Works from revolutionary artists such as Kudzanai Chiurai of Zimbabwe and Wangechi Mutu of Kenya decorate the nine floors of the museum.

Bangkok National Museum

The first national museum in Thailand, whose structures can date back to 1782, when they served as the palace of Prince Wang Na. Nearly 100 years later, the grounds were transformed into a museum with three differently themed galleries: a Thai History Gallery, an Archaeological and Art History collection, and a Decorative Arts and Ethnological Collection.

The National Palace Museum in Taipei

The National Palace Museum included artwork from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The permanent collection features nearly 700,000 pieces of imperial artifacts and includes calligraphic works by Tang Yin.

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【推荐3】Camping tips: Which overnight wilderness experience is right for you?

If you’re an experienced backpacker, read no further. This article is for camping rookies, those who have never slept beneath the stars or haven’t pitched a tent since their youth but are seriously thinking about overnighting in the wilderness.

Car camping

At its most basic, car camping involves packing a tent, sleeping bag, fold-up chair, cooler and camp stove into your vehicle and staying at a drive-up campground. Nearly every national park, and many state and county parks and private facilities, offer drive-up campgrounds with restrooms, potable water, fire rings or pits, and maybe even hot showers. So there are lots of choices.

The downside of car camping is the fact that these campgrounds are often packed with other campers. Not a lot of privacy, they can be noisy, and possibly hinder your quest of communing with nature.

Backpacking

No vehicle required; just your feet and a good pair of hiking boots or shoes to get you to the next overnight spot. A multi-day hiking trip is without doubt the most immersive way to experience the great outdoors.

Different from maybe car camping, it requires the least expense and equipment. All you really need are a backpack, sleeping bag, water bottle, small first-aid kit, enough food to last the entire travel. It can be done just about anywhere on the planet.

Boat Camping

While this does involve owning or renting a watercraft or using a ferry or water taxi service to reach the overnight site, camping via canoe, kayak, raft or boat offers a similar get-away-from-it-all adventure as backpacking.

Experienced paddlers and boaters usually prefer to camp on their own along a secluded shoreline. But many adventure or wilderness outfitters offer guided trips that can last anywhere from a couple of days to two or three weeks. With a boat, you can sometimes camp places that not even backpackers can reach.

【推荐2】eLibrary for Teens

Below are four FREE library apps that offer materials of special interest to teens

OverDrive provides new and popular e-books, e-audiobooks and e-videos. You can browse (浏览) by subjects and select Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Literature, Young Adult Nonfiction or Young Adult Videos. Don’t forget to check out the Comics and Graphic Books ( 漫画与绘本)category if you enjoy graphic novels! Many borrowed e-books, e-audiobooks and e-videos can be downloaded to the free Libby app or OverDrive app for mobile devices. Titles will automatically expire(到期) at the end of the lending period. There are no late fees!

Hoopla is a digital media service which enables users to borrow a selection of movies, television shows, educational videos, documentaries, music, e-books, e-audiobooks, comics, and graphic novels. Everything can be downloaded instantly! You can check out up to 8 items per month.

E-books are always accessible! Also check out its collection of Test Preparation books, under the Study Aids category. To find teen books, search by category and select Young Adult Fiction. Freading highlights travel books and has a large collection of frequently updated travel guides, which offer affordable ways to see the sites that you want when you travel.

Do you want to learn a new language? Try the Mango Languages Library Edition app! You can learn to speak new languages and meet new cultures through cool experiences like overhearing a conversation between native speakers or watching a suspense-ridden action flick(悬念重重的动作片). Mango can be used online from any computer, anywhere, at any time.

【推荐3】Handelingenkamer Library, The Hague, Netherlands

The Handelingenkamer Library is also known as the Old Library of the Dutch Parliament. This beauty is topped with a glass round roof that allows light to come through the building’s four stories. It was constructed at the close of the 19th century. In this historic library, richly decorative handrails(扶手)and red beautiful iron balconies wind and curve around white towering shelves of books filled with reports of politicians’ debates and bills. Every year many people come to visit it.

The Admont Abbey Library, Admont, Austria

The Admont Abbey Library in Admont, Austria, is the largest monastic(僧侣的)library in the world. Founded in 1776, the library is part of the oldest still-operating monastery in Austria and features a stunning white and gold Baroque style(巴洛克风格)interior. It attracts numerous visitors every year today. Besides, the library is home to more than 200,000 sacred texts.

Trinity College Old Library, Dublin, Ireland

The Old Library at Trinity College is not only one of the world’s oldest libraries, but one of the most respected. Located in the centre of Dublin, the Library was constructed in 1712. It’s a key attraction for tourists, many of whom purchase advance tickets to view The Book of Kells, a vellum manuscript(羊皮纸手稿)that dates back to the fourth century. Every day, a different page of the book is displayed to the public.

Tianjin Binhai Library,Tianjin,China

Unlike the other libraries on our list,this one is practically new. The Tianjin Binhai Library opened to the public in 2017 and was described by Time magazine as a“ziggurat”, with its white wavy bookshelves surrounding a round auditorium. The 363,000 square-foot building was designed by Dutch firm MVRDV and can hold 1.35 million books. Built in just three years, it’s become quite a tourist attraction since it was finished.