15 Museum Experiences in Portugal to Build a Day Around

1.Cálem Cellar Tour, Interactive Museum & Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4,113 reviews · 1 hour · from $23Our pick

Porto’s Cálem Cellar Tour pairs an interactive museum with a guided cellar walk and a Port tasting, for an easy 1 hour hit.

“Beautiful building on the Duoro River, really modern and clean as you go into the building, the staff are friendly and really helpful! We had to change our tour time and the reception staff were more than happy to help. The museum is a great way to start the tour at your own leisure and our guide was incredibly knowledgeable and engaging. It was fun going inside the actual distillery and I learnt a lot!”

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2.Luz Stadium Tour & SL Benfica Museum Entry

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 4,102 reviews · 150 minutes - 1 day · from $31

Tour Luz Stadium and the Cosme Damião museum in Lisbon. Get a Benfica scarf, go pitch-side, and explore 3 floors of club history.

“The tour and museum was fantastic. The tour itself is self paced so we had plenty of time to take in the view of the stadium and pitch. As for the value of money we couldn’t have asked for anymore for the price and the added bonus of the scarf was a brilliant extra too.”

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3.FC Porto: Museum & Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3,807 reviews · 90 minutes - 2 hours · from $20

Visit FC Porto Museum and Dragão Stadium, see UEFA Champions League trophies, and tour pitchside areas with audio in six languages.

“I wanted to visit FC Porto and revisit its magnificant victory of 2004 Champions League. This is a dream coming true!”

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4.The Wine Experience, Best Wine Museum in the World

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 621 reviews · 1h 30m · from $29

Porto’s WOW wine museum explains winemaking in 90 minutes, maps Portugal’s regions, then guides you through a tasting of red, white, and port.

“Awesome museum that is great for anyone who is looking to learn a bit about wine and its production!”

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5.MAAT Gallery and MAAT Central Entry Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 559 reviews · 1 day · from $17

MAAT Central and Gallery in Belém: see electricity history, contemporary art, and striking riverfront architecture plus a garden walk.

“Very interesting art exhibition and wonderful photography exhibition. The location was amazing and the Power Station was very interesting.”

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6.Banksy Museum Permanent Exhibition Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 506 reviews · 1 day · from $15

Visit the Museu Banksy in Lisbon for a Banksy-themed walk-through with 100+ original-size works, video, projections, and a Bethlehem finale.

“It was interesting and beautiful. The entrance fee was a bit high.”

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7.Belem, Jeronimos Monastery, and Coach Museum Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 478 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $94

Skip queues at Jerónimos, taste Pastéis de Belém, tour the Coach Museum, then ride to Belém Tower and the Discoveries monument.

“The guide!! Knowledgeable, personable and great fun! Very caring as well🤩🤩🤩 Paul&Rosa”

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8.3D Fun Art Museum Admission Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 401 reviews · 1 day · from $15

Step into 40 interactive 3D art scenes in Lisbon, including an infinity mirror room. Fun for families, built for photos.

“Gostei do resultado final das fotos. Mas penso que não vi tudo, devo ter me perdido algures , pq vejo outras coisas nos sites que não vi. 😓”

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9.3D Fun Art Museum Porto Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 302 reviews · 1 day · from $15

Step into interactive 3D art rooms in Porto, pose as a superhero or rhino, and leave with share-ready photos for $15.

“Sympa mais certains tableaux ne sont pas trop 3D.”

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10.Chocolate Museum – Unwrap the Secrets of Chocolate

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 222 reviews · 1h 30m · from $23

Visit Porto's Chocolate Museum for a 90-minute bean-to-bar journey, live factory viewing, and tastings of raw cacao and 20|20 chocolate.

“Very interesting and informative. We learnt so much about chocolate!”

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11.3D Fun Art Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 182 reviews · 1 hour · from $12Best value

Funchal’s 3D Fun Art Museum in Madeira. 40 optical-illusion photo scenes in 1 hour, about $12 per person. Camera recommended.

“Had a great time at the museum. Price was nice and we had a good time. Great for children but also adults! :)”

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12.Private Cristiano Ronaldo Tour with CR7 Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 176 reviews · 2.5 - 3 hours · from $89Top rated

Private Cristiano Ronaldo tour in Madeira: Barcelos viewpoint, Andorinha Stadium, and the CR7 Museum with pickup from Funchal cruise port.

“Marco was absolutely fantastic! He played football with my son and told us so much of Ronaldo! Really made the day for a young Ronaldo fan! Thank you Marco! Thank you for teaching us what a great humanitarian Ronaldo is!”

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13.Customized Luz Stadium and Guided Museum Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 147 reviews · 2 hours · from $29

Private Benfica Museum and Luz Stadium tour in Lisbon, personalized to your club. Walk the pitch, see never-shown objects, eagles.

“Personalised tour of the museum was fantastic - the guide (sorry can't remember his name) was very informative and clearly had done his research into our football clubs in order to tie into the tour - encylopedic!! Kept us engrossed throughout for what we were expecting a 75 minute tour took over 2 hours. Stadium tour was excellent as well, saw everything we expected to see and informative as well. VR session a good touch!! Again supposed 40 mins but over an hour again. Overall, fantastic value for money and extra cost for personalised tour of the museum is easily recommended.”

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14.Royal Treasure Museum Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 123 reviews · 1 day · from $12

See Portugal’s royal treasures at Ajuda National Palace, including Crown Jewels, diplomatic gifts, and Germain silver, for $12.

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15.Paint your tile and create your unique piece in an art gallery in Lisbon

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 116 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $58

Paint your own Lisbon azulejo-style tile at GALERIA 1758. Learn Portuguese techniques, get guidance, and take home fired ceramics.

“We are 2 couple from US. We thoroughly enjoyed our tile painting experience. Even the non-artsy husband enjoyed it! Christina shared lots of great information and tips. There were so many designs and colors to choose from. You could even create your own design. This was perfect for the artsy and not-so-artsy people. Easy to get to. Beautiful studio/workshop space. Would definitely go again. Photo is our tiles before they were fired. Can’t wait to see how they turn out!”

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