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We generally like all the museums we visit although we might finish as much as 90 minutes apart. That is why we carry a book and plan for a place to meet when we are done at the museum.
My wife and I rarely travel together as we have very little in the way of common interests.
But, after nearly 40 years of marriage, it's no big deal any more. Why? Because we've learned to put our egos aside and accept each other as we are, not as we'd like each other to be.
Maybe you should quit fighting who he is and go off on your own, separate vaction with like-minded friends.
Life is too short, soak in the moments.
I myself like to spend a lot of time at tourist spots knowing that I may not get the chance to re-visit again. My wife does the same. Sometimes we take a coffee break then come back to enjoy the experience some more.
Knowledge is a wonderful thing.
We're fairly compatible.
I love history, but we both love architecture and natural beauty, and often we get all three together.
Not all museums are the same. Some are barely more than tourist traps, while others are enthralling. We did spend an entire day at the Memorial (Peace Museum) in Caen, France.
But I wouldn't do that at every single place I visit, and I don't blame the OP for being impatient. You could always split up every now and then, and do a solo thing yourself. When you are by yourself, you answer to nobody's schedule but your own. I don't see why every traveling couple must be joined at the hip at all times.
I don't see why every traveling couple must be joined at the hip at all times.
Love my husband but he would have to be since he would get fairly lost in a new place. He gets lost in our city and we were both born and raised there! Oy!
We are a bit different than most couples-HE is the shopper, I like to fish. We usually travel together since we also enjoy many of the same things. But several times we traveled with another couple. We separated for one day. My husband and the other couple's wife shopped for souvenirs while I and my friend's husband chartered a fishing boat. We met at the end of the day for dinner. Eveyone is happy!
We usually travel together and for the most part we do well together. We enjoy the same things. The only way in which we differ is his love of gardens. He's a plant and flower guy and if he had his way, we would stop at every garden we passed. I enjoy going to one or two, but after a while I get bored. I am usually agreeable to going, but when the kids were small he would bore them to death. Now that its just the two of us most of the time, I usually just go along for the ride. I'm okay with it unless its really hot outside. The last thing I want to do is wander aimlessly for hours in the heat looking at 1,000 different varieties of the same plant. After a while I stop enjoying natures beauty, and just want some air conditioning. If we are on a short trip, just a few days, I allow him one day for garden tours, and then we try to see as many other sights as possible.
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He gets lost in our city and we were both born and raised there! Oy! 
