Citéco takes second for making abstract economics interactive. Its six themes include exchanges, markets, instability and regulation, inside the former Hôtel Gaillard bank branch. It beats London on the breadth of economic mechanisms, though Frankfurt offers a more focused introduction to money.

Choose the permanent exhibition ticket if that is your goal; temporary exhibitions can have different admission. Follow one question, such as how exchange works, across the displays. The spectacular building is a bonus, rather than the reason for this rank.

Sources: Official guide 1 · Official guide 2.

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