The Sadu House is a cultural centre that showcases the Bedouin art of weaving, along with a few other elements of the Bedouin lifestyle and culture. The museum offers unique insight into the process of weaving and houses a gift shop with unique, hand-made items.

In the late 1800s, a passionate collector Fritz Mayer van den Bergh amassed an amazing art collection. He purchased paintings by Peter Brueghel for a pittance, managed to beat major museums purchasing stunning medieval sculptures. Mayer van den Bergh had an eye for the best quality in almost every genre. After his death, his mother finally managed to make her son’s dream come true: she built a museum, which showcased his collection. Today, the museum stands largely uncharged: it is still a museum of one man... and his mother. Highly recommended in the Great smaller museums of Europe.

In this historic 16th-century building you can take a closer look at the phenomenal collection of the OCMW (public social welfare centre). The house used to be a girl’s orphanage, hence its name and a lot of the items in the collection refer to this period.

Founded in the 1860s by an American missionary, the lush, sprawling campus of the prestigious American University of Beirut is a pleasure to stroll around. It offers something of a journey into the city's pre-war days. There is an excellent archaeological museum on-site, along with a number of art galleries, and a great many nonchalant feline residents (cats), who famously inhabit the premises.