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Built in the 1930s as the clubhouse for the race track that stood where People's Square is now, the Shanghai Museum of Art has recently expanded its exhibition roster to include foreign artists. The Museum is also the hub for the Shanghai Biennale. Kathleen's 5 rooftop restaurant sits atop the building.

The best part of the Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai (MOCA) is the prime location smack dab in a lovely green portion of People's Square. Sunlight and panoramic views pour in through the museum's floor to ceiling glass walls. International exhibitions are the name of the game at MOCA with Spain's flamboyant architect, Antoni Gaudi, highlighting last year's exhibitions and Salvatore Ferragamo...

Located in the tough-to-get-to Hongkou district, the Duolun museum is the first state-owned hub dedicated solely to modern art. Spiral staircases wind through the seven-story Bauhaus structure that collaborates with Asian museums to bring in the occasional big name. The Duolun is worth visiting for the architecture, its surrounding neighborhood and its eye-catching modern sculpture. However, the...

Pudong's rendition of a contemporary art museum, the Zendai MoMA stands like a beacon of light in an otherwise gray and humdrum strip of shops. Small in stature, the Zendai attracts some top international artists (mostly Asian) and exhibits are chock full. Highly interactive art is aimed at exciting the Chinese youth. You'd be hard-pressed to find more video installation in the rest of Shanghai...

One of Shanghai's best and most visited museums, the Urban Planning Exhibition Hall at People's Square documents the changing face of Shanghai and is an essential vising point for those interested in the evolution of the city. A perfect scale model of the entire city on the 6th floor model shows planned and recent developments of Shanghai.

Located on the tenth floor of the New World Building, Madame Tussauds allows visitors to mingle with the rich, famous and (sometimes) deceased. Aside from taking your picture onstage with Michael Jackson you can also walk through Madame's maze of horror. This experience, appropriately named 'Scream' promises to leave you terrified.

The top of the Shanghai Museum is shaped like an ancient Chinese cooking pot, so it should be tough to miss. Eleven galleries spread over four floors offer an artistic historical tour of the Middle Kingdom dating from as far back as 20 centuries B.C.E. Jade, Ming and Qing dynasty furniture and traditional Chinese calligraphy are a few of the highlights. If you are willing to browse, you can cover...

Located in the basement of a cluster of highrises on Huashan Lu, Propaganda Poster Art Center has a collection of hundreds of original posters from the Mao years as well as a gift shop selling Mao-era paraphernalia, original and copied propaganda posters, and various antique trinkets. This is a must-see slice of socialist life for any visitor to Shanghai.

This is Shanghai's main science museum and it's a good day out, especially if you have kids. It's split into two wings, one of which is full of slightly moth-eaten stuffed animals, the other with interactive exhibits about computing, robotics, cells, space travel and other science stuff. There are also three cinema screens, two of which are Imax, which show documentaries and the occasional big...

Built in 1846 and touted as the "oldest western hotel in China," Astor House has undergone extensive renovation work over the years to maintain its unique neo-classic style of historical architecture. It also claims appeal for having previously catered for guests such as Einstein and Charlie Chaplin.