In my humble opinion, it is absolutely necessary to visit the National Museum in a capital city. This is where you learn the essentials about the country you're visiting, both historically and politically. The Georgian Museum is no exception. It showcases in a very tasteful way Georgia's rich history and ends with the horrible era of Soviet occupation. Must visit.

This was a cool, eclectic museum. It had some great natural history exhibits with bones, taxidermy, an egg and nest collection, pressed leaves, minerals, and other stuff. It had an awesome arms and armor collection, mostly Georgian and Iranian, but it had a collection of Asian weapons and armor including a full suit of samurai armor with facemask and boots. There were ancient Georgian artifacts made out of gold and silver, neolithic artifacts of bone and flint, and 4,000 year old chariot wheels. There was an excellent exhibit on the Soviet occupation too. It is well worth an afternoon. There isn't a ton of information in English on many of the items, but it is still very enjoyable.

The museum was somewhat disappointing. It is primary focus on prehistoric and miss out on newer historical events. It "jump" from the old past to the newer "hate" for the Russian occupation of the country. Also there is little guidance details and you have to explore things on your own. However, still worth the visit to get some background learning