Top 15 Museum Visits in Crete

1.Knossos Palace and Museum E-Tickets with Audio Guides

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 828 reviews · 4 - 6 hours · from $69Our pick

Self-paced e-ticket combo for Knossos Palace and Heraklion Archaeological Museum, with audio guides in 5 languages.

“It was the first time for me using the downloaded audio guide and it was great experience. This particular audio guide was really made like someone in person has been walking you through the attractions. Very easy to follow, interesting stories, you can stop and/or repeat the sections whenever you want. Great thing and definitely will repeat it for some following trip.”

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2.Heraklion Archaeological Museum Ticket & Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 396 reviews · 1 - 4 hours · from $33

Skip lines at Heraklion Archaeological Museum with an emailed ticket and offline Clio Muse audio guide. See Minoan stars at your pace.

“Audio guide very good- about an hour and focuses you on key things to see, particularly if going on to Knossos.”

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3.Minoans World 3D Museum & 9D Cinema

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 315 reviews · 45 minutes (approx.) · from $24

Minoan's World in Chania pairs photo-friendly 3D exhibits with a 9D cinema show, making a fast indoor break that works for families.

“DO NOT GO! SAVE TIME AND MONEY!!! We have expected so much more from a museum of the Minoan World. The whole experience was 30 minutes and not 45 as presented in the presentation on the website when I have booked the tickets. There were 4 movies: one with pictures from Crete, one with a person (probably the founder of the museum) giving a brief presentation, one about the genesis of the Minoan culture and a last with a canion ride in a roller coaster. The historic background was weak while the last movie with the canion (probably 10 minutes long) had nothing to do with the theme of the…”

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4.Knossos Palace and Museum E-Tickets with Audio Guides

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 126 reviews · 1 day · from $69

E-tickets plus offline audio tours to Knossos Palace and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, easy self-guided Minoan history day.

“La dificultat al estar en diferents nivells, de trobar els punts. Al Palau de Knossos”

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5.Knossos Palace, Museum & Rethymno city Private Tour from Chania

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $651Top rated

Private day trip from Chania to Knossos Palace, Heraklion Archaeological Museum, and Rethymno with lunch, drinks, and guided storytelling.

“Loved our guide, Christine and our driver. They were very professional, great fun and full of great information on Knossos and Crete in general. They went above and beyond to make sure we had a good time including packing us a great local lunch and finishing with two kinds of Raki and local candy. The tour was relaxed and we had plenty of time to see everything. Highly recommended.”

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6.Knossos Palace, Museum & Heraklion City Tour From Chania

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 61 reviews · 1 day · from $58

Guided Knossos Palace and Heraklion Archaeological Museum day trip from Chania, with Minotaur myths, original frescoes, and city time.

“Mercini and Nikos were excellent! They were wonderful hosts. everything went to time and we were clearly informed of the days activity. Mercini is v knowledgeable and and bought the palace to life...it was informative and also hugely fun! Brilliant day and highly recommend. thanks for a fantastic tour ❤️”

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7.Lychnostatis Open Air Museum: Entry Ticket with Add-Ons

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 49 reviews · 1 day · from $10Best value

Lychnostatis Open Air Museum in Crete with skip-the-line entry, optional film or private tour, and a café break.

“Très joli musée qui permet de comprendre l’histoire du peuple crétois je vous recommande à 100%. Vous pouvez déguster des boissons traditionnelles crétoises à la fin.”

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8.Knossos E-Ticket with Audio Guide & Optional Museum

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 48 reviews · 1 day · from $34

Crete day trip to Knossos with e-ticket and offline audio, optional Heraklion Archaeological Museum entry, plus a self-guided Heraklion city audio tour.

“Preporučujem ovu aktivnost .Jesdina zamerka što nisam videla freske sa delfinima.Inače lep put u istoriju.”

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9.Archaeological Museum of Heraklion: Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 26 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $147

Guided walk through Heraklion’s Archaeological Museum, home to Minoan art and 5,000 years of Crete, in a small English group.

“Parking is a problem. Suggest get dropped off. Well worth the effort. Guide was excellent! Museum was very interesting.”

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10.Knossos Palace & Archaeological Museum Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 23 reviews · 4 hours · from $246

Skip the line at Knossos with a private licensed guide and transfer, then tour Heraklion Archaeological Museum.

“La clarte dans les horaires de rdv et le respect de ceux ci”

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11.Archaeological Museum Ticket with City Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 18 reviews · 1 day · from $18

Prebooked timed entry to Heraklion Archaeological Museum plus a self-guided Heraklion city audio tour, for an easy, flexible day.

“So amazing to see the vast collection of artifacts.”

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12.Heraklio:Knossos Palace-Museum-Heraklio ALL IN SKIP The line

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 17 reviews · 10 hours · from $88

Skip-the-line day trip to Knossos and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, plus guided time in Heraklion with free time to explore.

“I really liked the tour guide Roxani (I think this was her name I’m really bad with remembering names) she was very helpful and knowledgeable about the Minoans and you could tell that she loves what she does. The bus driver was okay not anything special. Overall I really enjoyed the tour and would recommend it.”

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13.Knossos Palace and Museum Skip the line Guided tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 16 reviews · 8 hours · from $84

Half-day Heraklion at your pace, skip-the-line Knossos guided tour, and Heraklion Archaeological Museum, 8 hours from pickup.

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14.Best of Heraklion : Knossos – Arch.Museum – City tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 14 reviews · from $226

Knossos legend, Heraklion old town, and a guided Bronze Age museum visit in 6 hours with skip-the-line tickets and a small group.

“Maria was an excellent guide, with a wealth of information. We absolutely loved our tour with her.”

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15.Archaeological Museum Entry Ticket and Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 11 reviews · 1 day · from $28

Pre-booked e-ticket plus offline English audio guide for the Archaeological Museum of Chania, with stories of key objects and mosaics.

“Het was mooi maar als je 1 museum gezien hebt dan dan je de rest overslaan zijn allemaal hetzelfde. Audio guide zorgt ercoor dat je alles goed volgt en begrijpt”

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