I was indoctrinated (with the best intentions) with a little bit of "museum guilt" as a child - when I visit a place, I sure as hell better visit all the big mu

I was indoctrinated (with the best intentions) with a little bit of "museum guilt" as a child - when I visit a place, I sure as hell better visit all the big museums, as I needed to be a "citizen of the world" and it would be such a shame if I went all the way to a place and didn't see the museums. I started enjoying travel a lot more once I got out of this mindset. For me, now, travel is about walking everywhere, soaking up and trying to temporarily become one with the culture, people-watching and thinking about what life is like in this place, trying the food, admiring the architecture, breathing the air and just being in another place. And visiting a museum or two, when it makes sense, especially if it provides some historical context to the place I'm in. Sure, I'm not going to miss the Louvre or the National Gallery, but I'm not going to make myself spend more than a few hours there because it's "required viewing". My 2 cents: By all means, visit museums. But don't make travel a negative experience for yourself or your kids "because we just have to get all these museums in".