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Awesome, awesome idea. I find it sad that if you want to visit a Tesla museum you'd have to book a ticket to Serbia, even though the majority of his work was done here in the U.S., and he spent the majority of his life here.

"Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla" was a fascinating read.

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Actually, the Tesla museum in Belgrade, Serbia, is quite good. Here, Tesla is a kind of national hero, or at least a God of science. I even remember a child song about Tesla inventing electricity back from the early school days, so he's not quite unsung.

Have to second this. Really enjoyed my visit to the Tesla Museum in Belgrade (and the rest of the former Yugoslavia in general-- jewel of Europe.)

I wish I could "third" this. I should have clarified that the only thing I find sad about the Tesla Museum being in Belgrade, is that I don't have the time or money to go and visit it.

If I remember correctly, those behind the museum had to work quite hard to get some of Tesla's paperwork back from the U.S. government after Tesla passed away. I have the feeling it was stuff that would have never seen the light of day again if it wasn't for their efforts.

Is the museum (descriptions, films, etc.) presented in English, or in Serbian only? I have to ask because I often find museums to be presented in the native language. In Berlin, for example, which has a bunch of great museums (such as the Pergamon museum), almost everything is in German.

Most of the exhibits are multi-lingual. Also, the museum is frequented (perhaps partially staffed?) by university students studying engineering and physics, who have excellent English skills and are very friendly.

Visited Tesla's museum in Belgrade week ago. There was a tour of half an hour in English and then they showed a documentary about his life and work. There are several devices being demonstrated.

Entrance is around 2.5EUR equivalent to $3.

It's definitely a great museum, I went during a quiet time and didn't get to see the gadgets do their thing. They even put Tesla on the money, I still got a couple Tesla-100's left.

I guess if there's a children's song about a guy, you pretty much have to admit that he's not an unsung hero...

There's a Tesla museum in Colorado Springs, CO.

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