Art and science mix at this modern complex

Word to the wise: A free shuttle bus leaves Taksim Square every 30 minutes for the museum on weekdays and every hour on Saturdays.

Noteworthy for: One of the highlights is the Energy Play Zone which allows visitors to generate their own electricity.

Housed in what was the Ottoman Empire's first power plant built in 1911, this stunning building has been converted into an open-air culture complex extraordinaire perfectly combining arts and entertainment.

Part of the cool urban space of Bilgi University´s Silahtaraga campus, there are regular concerts, a public library, good cafes and restaurants and the main draw, two museums for the price of one.

Istanbul's answer to London's Tate Modern, Santralistanbul has a modern art museum showing eclectic exhibitions of photography and architecture, as well as painting, and the interactive Museum of Energy, both as big in ambition as scale.