Located in the Sapienza Universita di Roma, the Museum of Hydraulics was founded in 1930. The link between the science of water bodies and Rome has been of great significance for two thousand years or more. Consul Appius Claudius Caecus in 312 BC ordered the first acqueduct of the city to be built, and thus, it was brought into existence. This important creation was used to supply water through separate channels to the main areas of Rome. To learn more about the history and facts of this creation, the Museum of Hydraulics is definitely one of the must-visit attractions while in Rome.
Housed inside the Museum of Roman Civilization (Museo della Civiltà Romana), Planetario e Museo Astronomico is a great place to visit if you're interested in science and technology. A much more modern version of the city's original planetarium, it provides an educational experience that is also fascinating. The planetarium and museum make a great pair, for the idea is to show visitors that scientific discoveries must also be placed in a historical context. The museum houses some wonderful models of the planets and the universe. Astronomical videogames make the experience extremely interactive.
Located in an area that boasts many interesting museums, such as Museo Nazionale Preistorico Etnografico "Luigi Pigorini" and Museo dell'Alto Medioevo, Museo Storico delle Poste e delle Telecomunicazioni has many fascinating things to show you. The perfect place for philatelists, this museum has a marvelous collection, including the Cavallini stamps from Sardinia. The journey of Italian telecommunications, from the telegraph to the television, holds your attention. Once inside, you can admire the ceramic reconstruction of a medieval copy of a map with the military routes of the Romans, devices by Morse, Guglielmo Marconi’s unique laboratory for his experiments, a predecessor of the fax machine. A reconstructed ancient Post Office and one of just three Enigma cryptographic machines used during the Second World War for the transmission of coded messages are some of the other exhibits.