​​🔮 Museum Adventure: The Alchemy Museum of Prague

Last year, I kept telling my friends, "I've visited so many museums these years, I should really write a travel journal about them!" But as usual, procrastination won... 😅 Recently, with Prague's sudden winter chill making life miserable, I found myself scrolling through old photos to warm up some happy memories. 📸 Time to turn those memories into words before they fade away!!! Let's start this museum series with the most mysterious one - ​​Speculum Alchemiae​​!!! Honestly, it's not my absolute favorite, but definitely one of the quirkiest and most unique!!! Packed with medieval European and Western esoteric elements, this is exactly the kind of hidden gem I would've rushed to if I knew about it during my first Prague trip!!! 🔥 ​​🕰️ Visit Experience​​ The museum operates with ​​time-slot entries​​, so I highly recommend checking their official website (Google is your friend!!!) to book in advance. The waiting area is just a tiny shop - two chairs and some souvenir displays. 😅 When we arrived, there was no one else, so we ended up waiting for 30 minutes in hunger and exhaustion... 🥲 The alchemy books in the shop looked super intriguing, but the language barrier was real (why are academic books always so hard?! 😵‍💫). The ​​guided tour​​ was fascinating, though the guide's English had a very strong Czech accent (but honestly, what Czech person doesn't speak with an accent?! 😆). Here's my fuzzy memory of the tour (corrections welcome!!!): This museum was originally a ​​medieval alchemist's laboratory​​, built underground and amazingly surviving the witch hunts!!! It was later discovered during some flood or something, and now stands as one of the best-preserved alchemy sites in the world!!! The tour starts in what was the alchemist's office - ​​ceiling to floor covered in alchemical symbols​​!!! A bookshelf hides the secret entrance to the ​​underground laboratory​​!!! The passageway is narrow but surprisingly well-ventilated (no weird smells!!!) Plenty of photo ops, though the space is smaller than you'd expect - more like an ancient ruin than a museum!!! ​​💰 Ticket Info​​ Adults: 200 CZK | Students: 150 CZK (CASH ONLY!!!) ​​📝 Final Thoughts​​ If you're looking for something completely different from Prague's usual tourist spots, this is it!!! The mystical atmosphere, the secret passages, the history... pure magic!!! ✨ #MuseumAdventure #CzechRepublic #PragueTravel #Alchemy #HiddenGems #MuseumDiaries