Top Hong Kong Museums for a Glimpse at a Remarkable Hong Kong History

That honesty in the Hong Kong Museums makes for a mystery that I love to experience.

Books are so often one man's bespectacled view of what happened but the truth lays is in the art held in Museums.

Museums such as the Hong Kong Museum of Art and the Hong Kong heritage museum. They all fascinate me.

The Hong Kong government makes sure the average Museum is well funded and that's all that really matters!

If a city spends a lot on their museums, it always means there is something good to look at and Hong Kong does it as well as any city.

Make sure to get the Hong Kong Museums weekly pass if you are going on the museum trail. It costs only $30HKD and it allows unlimited access to all six museums listed here.

The pass is available at any of the museums themselves. You have a choice of purchasing a single entry ticket or the pass. If you just plan on visiting just 1 or 2 museums then the pass may not be worth your while.

Dr Sun Yat-Sen is most known throughout China as the guy who orchestrated the overthrow of China's last dynasty, the Quing Dynasty. This guy had an interesting life, full of intrigue and mystery.

It's interesting to learn about the sometimes subversive ways he finally achieved his goals of establishing the Republic of China.

There are many precious historical artifacts of Dr Sun Yat-Sen's on display in the two permanent exhibitions. They also have many interactive audiovisual programs to see.

The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Museum is worth a visit if only to look at the outside of the early 20th Century building. The building represents a good look into the history of Hong Kong or how it might have looked in the early 20th century.

The standard ticket will cost you HK$10 but if you go to the Dr Sun Yat-Sen Museum on a Wednesday, you'll get in for free.

The museum is open Monday to Wednesday and Friday to Saturday from 10:00am to 6:00pm. On Sunday and Public Holidays it's open from 10:00am to 7:00pm.

To get there go to the nearest MTR station and locate 'Central' MTR station. Once you get to 'Central' Station then leave the station by Exit D2 and turn right as you come out onto the street. You should end up on 'Theater Lane'.

Of all the Hong Kong museums, this is the place to find artwork of any kind of significance to the history of Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Museum of Art houses over 15,000 art objects.

You'll find Chinese paintings, calligraphy works, antique Chinese treasures, paintings of historical significance as well as creations by local artists. Some of the stuff on display seems cheap while other works of art are incredible.

There is a standard admission charge of $10HK to get in but is only $5HK for the disabled, full time students and senior citizens aged over 60 years.

The Hong Kong Museum of Art is open daily from 10:00am to 6:00pm. It is closed on Thursdays.

The Museum is adjacent to the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and the Hong Kong Space Museum. Get on the nearest MTR and hit the Tsuen Wan Line to the Tsim Sha Tsui Station and get off the train. Then look for Exit E out of the station. It's just a 10-minute walk from there, just head down towards the water.

There are about 500 exhibits on display in the Hong Kong Science Museum. It is one of the best of the Hong Kong Museums for children and young adults just because there are so many things to do with technology on display.

There is a DC3 airliner hanging from the ceiling and a 22 Meter high twin-tower Energy Machine on display. I don't quite know how it's supposed to work but it is incredible to see and imagine the possibilities.

This Hong Kong Museum of Science covers all the topics of science and technology including light, sound, motion, electricity, magnetism, mathematics, life science, geography, meteorology, computer, transportation, communication, food science, energy/energy conservation and home technology.

Not a lot about the history of Hong Kong but instead the possibilities of the future.

The museum of Science is open from 1pm - 9pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays and on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays from 10am - 9pm.

A standard adult ticket will cost you $25HKD but for full-time students, people with disabilities and senior citizens aged over 60 a ticket goes for $12.50HKD. There is no charge to enter the Museum on Wednesdays.

The museum is located at 2 Science Museum Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The best way to get there is by the MTR. Just get on the MTR and head in the direction of Tsim Sha Tsui East. Get off the train at the Tsim Sha Tsui Station and exit through 'B2 Exit'.

From there is is about a 15 minute walk along Cameron Road. If you do that, you can't miss it.

The Hong Kong Space Museum is one of the most famous landmarks in Hong Kong. Its unique egg-shaped dome houses the 8000 Square Meter Space museum. One of the largest of the Hong Kong Museums.

There is a hemispherical projection dome inside the museum where they show wonderful space films from the first OMNIMAX film projector in the Eastern hemisphere.

Inside, there is the Hall of Space Science on the ground floor and the Hall of Astronomy on the first floor. The exhibits are mostly interactive and that allows the educational experiences to be presented in a very entertaining way.

It will cost you $24HKD to get in but only $12HKD for full-time students, people with disability and senior citizens over 60.

The museum is open on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm and Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays from 10:00am - 9:00pm.

The museum is located at 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The best way to get there is by the MTR. Just get on the MTR and head in the direction of Tsim Sha Tsui East. Get off the train at the Tsim Sha Tsui Station and exit through 'B2 Exit'.

From there is is about a 15 minute walk along Cameron Road. If you do that, you can't miss it.

This museum promotes the history of Hong Kong and its Cultural heritage. The resource center provides reference books, periodicals and audio-visual materials about the history of Hong Kong and China through Archaeology, Ethnography and Natural History.

This is an amazing, state-of-the-art museum designed by the P&T Architects and Engineers Ltd at a cost of over $390 Million HKD. It is a huge facility at 17,500 Square Meters of floor area.

It is located next to the Hong Kong Science Museum so you can make both museums on a single trip.

The standard admission fee is $10HKD but like most of the other Hong Kong Museums it's only $5HKD for full-time students, people with disability and senior citizens over 60. Remember that admission is free on Wednesdays.

The museum is open on Monday and Wednesday to Saturday from 10am - 6pm. On Sunday and public holidays the museum is open from 10am - 7pm. Remember that the Hong Kong Museum of History is closed on Tuesdays.

The museum is located at 100 Chatham Road South, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The best way to get there is by the MTR. Just get on the MTR and head in the direction of Tsim Sha Tsui East. Get off the train at the Tsim Sha Tsui Station and exit through 'B2 Exit'.

This is the Lei Yue Mun Fort that was built by the British forces in 1887 to protect Hong Kong. The fort looks out onto the ocean and is equipped with many cannon.

Inside the museum are artifacts related to the history of Hong Kong's coastal defence, from the Ming and Qing dynasties, through the British occupation, the Japanese invasion and during the resumption of Chinese sovereignty.

The museum features some 400 military artifacts, supplemented by multi-media programs.

The standard admission fee is $10HKD for adults and $5HKD for people with disabilities or/and over 60yrs. Remember again that it is free to enter the museum on Wednesdays.

The Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defense is open from Monday to Wednesday & Friday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm. The museums is closed to the public on Thursdays.

The Hong Kong museums of Coastal Defens is at 175 Tung Hei Road, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong. Take the MTR to Shau Kei Wan MTR Station and take Exit B2. Also the No.85 Citybus which runs between North Point Ferry Piers and Siu Sai Wan.