For two hundred years, the Warsaw Citadel at the heart of Poland’s capital was a restricted military and administrative area, cut off from public access. With the recent opening of the Polish History Museum, as well as the new Polish Army Museum, the 19th-century fortress’ 74-acre (30 ha) grounds now serve as a multifunctional cultural and educational facility and park that preserves and showcases the country’s heritage.

10 museum buildings strengthen ties to communities and the public realm

Baltimore’s Inner Harbor has long been a symbol of urban revitalization and economic resurgence. In fact, when ULI bestowed its Heritage Award to the site in 2009, it declared the Inner Harbor was “the model for post-industrial waterfront redevelopment around the world.”