Musée d’Histoire de Marseille

This intriguing 15,000-sq-meter museum traces the story of 'France's Oldest City' from prehistory to the present day, across 12 chronological multimedia-filled exhibitions. The complex was built beside the remains of a Greek harbor uncovered during construction of the Bourse shopping center. Highlights include the remains of a 14m-long 6th-century merchant vessel discovered in the Vieux Port in 1974, paintings depicting the horrific plague of 1720 and film footage from WWII.