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Am Tunnel
Am Tunnel is an appropriate name for an underground art gallery. Carved 350m through the Bourbon plateau, it's devoted to temporary exhibitions, but also has a permanent display on Edward Steichen.
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Bank Museum
Where better than Luxembourg to spend an hour browsing through a Bank Museum? It's housed in the headquarters of the Banque et Caisse d'Épargne de l'État, one of Luxembourg's 180 banks, and traces 140 years of tradition and innovation in banking, from piggy banks to ATMs and bank robbers.
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Bock Casemates
The Bock Casemates is a honeycomb of damp rock galleries and passages carved under the Bock by the Spaniards in 1744. Over the years the casemates have housed everything from bakeries to slaughterhouses and garrisons of soldiers; during WWI and WWII they sheltered 35,000 locals.
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Cathedral of Our Lady
Peak into the Cathedral of Our Lady to see the nation's most revered idol, the Lady Comforter of the Afflicted, a small and elaborately dressed statue of the Virgin and child. The cathedral's black spires add character and balance to the city's distinctive skyline; however, inside it's an ugly hotchpotch of progressive renovations.
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Cimetière Militaire Allemand
Only planes taking off from nearby Luxembourg airport disturb the peace at the country's two main war cemeteries.
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Deportation Memorial-Museum
Thousands of Luxembourgers were deported during Germany's WWII occupation of Luxembourg. The train station where their harrowing journey began is now a Deportation Memorial-Museum. Bus 5 stops out the front.
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Luxembourg City History Museum
The Luxembourg City History Museum is another enjoyable multilevel complex, highlighted by a glass elevator that beautifully reveals the Old Town's rocky geology. Lower floors trace the city's history via a series of wooden maquettes, while the upper levels occupy splendid public rooms of a former mansion. Pick up the free English-language guide at reception.
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Modern Art Museum
Luxembourg's new Modern Art Museum opened to rave reviews in 2006. Created by Chinese-American architect Ieoh Ming Pei (responsible for the Louvre pyramid in Paris), the magnificent glass-roofed gallery harmoniously blends contemporary and old, with its turreted centrepiece and glass wings sitting back to back with a centuries-old Vauban fortress. The museum's collection includes everything from photography to fashion, design and multimedia.
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National Museum of History and Art
The National Museum of History and Art is a state-of-the-art affair housed in a startling white building with a glass atrium. Take the glass elevator below ground to the prehistory section before winding up to Gallo-Roman remains. Level 2 is a must, home to the Salles Kutter, two rooms devoted to Luxembourg's Expressionist artist Joseph Kutter (1894-1941).
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Natural History Museum
If travelling with kids, make this one of your first stops. Recently given a fabulous facelift, this Natural History Museum in the Grund does dinosaurs, the big bang and other interactive exhibits, all especially designed to keep little hands and curious minds busy. The café has snacks and cheap meals, making it a great lunch spot for families.
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Neumünster Abbey
Still in the Grund and well worth a wander is the newly renovated Neumünster Abbey. This glass-covered complex houses a temporary exhibition gallery, outdoor performing arts venue, art shop and brasserie.
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Palais Grand-Ducal
Moorish-style Palais Grand-Ducal was built during Spanish rule in the 1570s and later expanded. The royals once resided here but today it's used as the Grand Duke's office and for formal receptions (the family lives at the chateau of Colmar-Berg). The palace opens for one-hour guided tours (just 40 tickets per tour) in summer. Book at the Luxembourg City Tourist Office.
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Pétrusse Casemates
The Pétrusse Casemates are much the same as the Bock Casemates, but opening hours are more limited.
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US Military Cemetery
Only planes taking off from nearby Luxembourg airport disturb the peace at the country's two main war cemeteries.
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