Fodor's Expert Review Museum of the History of Tenerife

Occupying the splendid 17th-century palace of an Italian merchant, the Museo de Historia y Antropología de Tenerife chronicles the island's sociocultural history from the 15th to the 20th century with documents, artifacts, and religious relics. Signage is in Spanish, but English descriptions are available via app (ask personnel for details). The elegant courtyard blends Italian Renaissance architecture, like white marble columns, with local materials such as hardy Canary Island pine.