MUSEUMS & GALLERIES
The pick of the collection, reviewed.
A hand-picked shortlist of the 14 workshops travellers rate highest, with the prices, the run times and who you actually book each one through.
Make 3 decorated chocolate bars and taste Aztec xocolate at Vienna’s Bo-Yo Chocolate Museum, with snacks, tastings, and a certificate.
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A small-group chocolate workshop in Brussels where you shape your own treats, then tour Choco-Story with an audio-guided museum.
Make personalized Belgian chocolate tablets in a small workshop, then enjoy the Choco-Story museum with an audio guide in Brussels.
“Our experience was fabulous. Having seen mixed reviews i am so glad I booked anyway. The man who ran our workshop named Mario was so nice and genuinely funny. I didn’t feel rushed and got to make more than anticipated, the choice of toppings was good and the order of making bars then freestyle was…”
Meatpacking District workshop tour with guided stories, Bose audio, and rare recovery artifacts you can hold. Small-group, about 90 minutes.
“This is NOT a tour of the 9/11 museum. We waited and waited and nobody showed up. I messaged the tour operator and there was no response. I can only surmise that this was a scam.”
Make Belgian-style chocolates in a guided workshop, then explore Choco-Story Brugge’s interactive chocolate museum with multilingual audio.
Prague’s Choco-Story Chocolate Museum plus workshop: make 4 personalized bars, taste global cocoa, and learn Aztec-to-Europe history.
Make three chocolate bars and Aztec Xocolatl hot chocolate at Chocolate Museum Vienna BO-YO, with tempering lessons and tastings.
“So much fun. Staff was super polite and accommodating and the chocolate making experience was both fun and knowledgeable. I did not know there was so much to learn about chocolate making. Well done.”
Suit up in samurai gear, learn katana basics, tour a Samurai and Ninja museum, and try shuriken. English guide, 2 hours, $63.
Make a personalized Eau de Toilette at Fragonard in 45 minutes, then take a short English museum tour in a small group.
“I attended the perfume workshop yesterday and, at the time, found the experience truly enchanting. I learned so much about the history of Fragonard and was so impressed that I decided to come back today—on my actual birthday—to purchase several large bottles as a special gift to myself.”
Savannah’s American Prohibition Museum cocktail class teaches Prohibition-era mixing in a speakeasy setting, with 2 custom drinks and 3 samples.
Make chocolate tablets, lollipops, and mendiants at Choco-Story Brussels, then tour the museum at your pace with audio and tastings.
“The chocolate making was enjoyable, would’ve been better if there were games to play with prizes to be won and better music. The museum aspect was very boring and chaotic. I would recommend just doing the chocolate making class, I wouldn’t go back as my overall experience was below average.”
Prague’s Old Town Choco Art Museum plus a hands-on chocolate class with statue sculptures and a 30–45 min pralines workshop.
Scuba lesson at Lanzarote’s Museo Atlántico: training for non-certified divers, speedboat to underwater sculptures, gear, and instructors.
“This experience was everything we could have asked for. The morning starts with a briefing and some training in their pool and low deep water in the sea with lots of time for your questions and reassurance with our instructor Steve. In the afternoon we traveled to the museum site on a speed boat and…”
A day of azulejo craft in Azeitão, plus Lisbon tile-hopping and self-paced museum time, with round-trip transfers included.
“Very interesting to see the craftsmanship of tiles still being made and painted by hand. My husband went into it neutral and came out an extra hour later after planning to make a custom order.”
