Actually I went with my Mom and I am not a teen nor a child. We like to know more about the country we are in and there is no better place than the national museum. We were impressed and only one thing didn't go well. The hours of visiting are not accurate here and the museum closed at 2 pm as a result we couldn't see everything at one time.

We spent one hour in the museum, but it was far too short. The richness of the collection is stunning. The published guide is excellent and gives much more information about the artifacts than on the labels (a must for history buffs, even if you only read it afterwards)

I loved the Mational Museum of Beirut. It helps you so much to understand the rich history of Phoenia. The wonderful sarcophagus of Ahiram, of Achilles, the Ford collection of sarcophagi; the Abduction of Europa mosaic, Tyre hypogeum, bull protome, Eshmun Tribune are a few of many interesting objects of this museum. I visited the museum before going to the different cities and archeological sites. Personally I would have visited the museum after to look at the exhibits with more knowledge.