Top 15 Museum Visits in Crete

Crete: Knossos Palace and Museum E-Tickets with Audio Guides - Your Real Schedule: Two Start Times, One Clean Plan

★★★★★★★★★★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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Heraklion Archaeological Museum Ticket & Audio Guide

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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Minoans World 3D Museum & 9D Cinema

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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Crete: Knossos Palace and Museum E-Tickets with Audio Guides

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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Knossos Palace, Museum & Rethymno city Private Tour from Chania

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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Heraklion Highlights: Knossos, Museum & Historic City Drive

6.Heraklion Highlights: Knossos, Museum & Historic City Drive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $337

Private Heraklion highlights with Venetian walls, top Minoan museum finds, Rocca a Mare by the harbor, and Knossos skip-the-line help.

“The Museum in Herkelion is amazing. It is full of everyday objects and princely pieces all well organized and explained. Clients should be aware that this adventure does not include guides, just a driver who is as personable but not an expert on the sites.”

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Knossos Palace, Museum & Heraklion City Tour From Chania

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

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

9.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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Knossos & Archaeological Museum Shared Guided Tour from Chania

10.Knossos & Archaeological Museum Shared Guided Tour from Chania

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $108

Small-group day trip from Chania to Knossos palace and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, with hotel pickup and English guiding.

“What an amazing trip! Our bus arrived on time and we were greeted by the most pleasant driver and tour guide. The bus was clean and well kept. Our driver, Thanasis was great. We felt very safe throughout the drive as he adhered to speed limits. Our tour guide Christine was amazing. She was funny, informative and provided a thoughtful presentation regarding Crete. She gave an overview of the culture, foods, customs and the mythological history. Once arriving at Knossos Palace, a tour guide walked our group through the palace and gave detailed information along the route. This was an absolutely thorough guided tour. The tour guides provided cold water…”

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Archaeological Museum of Heraklion: Guided Walking Tour

11.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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Knossos Palace & Archaeological Museum Private Tour

12.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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Heraklion: Archaeological Museum Ticket with City Audio Tour

13.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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Knossos Palace & Archeological Museum: E-Tickets with Audio Tours

14.Knossos Palace & Archeological Museum: E-Tickets with Audio Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 18 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $57

Skip lines at Knossos and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum with offline e-tickets and smartphone audio tours in English, timed entry.

“The time slot for the museum was late in the day, 7 hours after the palace. That was not clear in the booking. The tickets were not well received at the museum. The narratives were just Ok.”

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

15.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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