Cute little stop if you happen to be wandering through Lucca. It's set up in the actual house where…read morePuccini was born, which gives it some charm even if you're not into opera. The prime piece is his Steinway piano, plus there are letters and photographs spread across a handful of small rooms. You can get through it pretty quickly, so it may be worth a short visit. Even as a casual visitor it's a pleasant enough detour for what it costs, and the location in the old town is nice.

As a casual opera fan, visiting the birth place of the maestro Giacomo Puccini was the highlight of…read moremy trip to Lucca. If you already visited Verdi's house and Toscanini's house in Parma, you might as well try to get to Lucca, which is 2hours away by car. You can purchase the ticket (7€) from the gift shop which is located in the Piazza Puccini diagonally across the museum. It's a very small and intimate museum where you will find Puccini's archive of original hand written scores, letters, his clothes, photos, as well as the costumes from Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Turandot, etc. The city of Lucca itself was "a-ok" for me but Puccini Museum made it worthwhile at least for me.

This place is a f*cking TRIIIIIP. I decided to spend some time here after seeing all the adverts as…read moreI was biking around the wall. The place is HEAVILY advertised, but I really enjoyed it despite the high marketing. I have to say, this isn't for children...it's really kind of creepy and mind-bending. I, however, really enjoyed it because it made you feel all the things. Uncomfortable, spooked, skin crawling, but not because it's violent or horror - this museum is the art produced out of human madness and the pain that comes with it. I tried to go through it without the audio, but coughed up the 2.50 euros for it after since I couldn't make any sense. The audio isn't great, but that's not to say you shouldn't get it. It must have been translated literally from google translate, which gave it a strangely literary, poetic feel. It was hard to make sense of because of the odd syntax, but it kinda made sense with the museum in that it kinda didn't make sense. I definitely had to sit for ten minutes outside in the grass trying to decompress after this. Worth it, but not for everyone!

The clerk was very nice and helpful. The young man at the back entrance spoken good English and was…read morevery nice and friendly. Tickets are a litter expensive but it's a beautiful green garden. I'm surprised it's much nicer in the spring when flowers are in bloom. I think the owner was walking up the stairs as we were coming down. He seemed more like a recluse than someone who appreciates visitors come to his garden help with his expenses by buying tickets to walk through the garden.