<strong>British Museum:</strong> The magnificent Great Court of one of the world's oldest museums leads into a collection of eight million awe-inspiring objects. Click through the gallery for more photos of the top museums in London:
British Museum: The magnificent Great Court of one of the world's oldest museums leads into a collection of eight million awe-inspiring objects. Click through the gallery for more photos of the top museums in London:
The Trustees of The British Museum
<strong>Victoria and Albert Museum:</strong> The V&A, as its known, is home to world-renowned collection of 5,000 years of human creativity. Its fashion exhibits are amazing.
Victoria and Albert Museum: The V&A, as its known, is home to world-renowned collection of 5,000 years of human creativity. Its fashion exhibits are amazing.
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<strong>Imperial War Museums:</strong> The main branch of these museums resides in the building formerly known as the mental hospital Bedlam. This institution tells the stories of people who have lived and died in wars from WWI through today.
Imperial War Museums: The main branch of these museums resides in the building formerly known as the mental hospital Bedlam. This institution tells the stories of people who have lived and died in wars from WWI through today.
IWM
<strong>The Design Museum:</strong> Founded in 1989 by Sir Terence Conran, the archive has amassed an influential modern collection.
The Design Museum: Founded in 1989 by Sir Terence Conran, the archive has amassed an influential modern collection.
Gravity Road
<strong>V&A Museum of Childhood:</strong> With or without children in tow, this spot offers hours of hands-on delight.
V&A Museum of Childhood: With or without children in tow, this spot offers hours of hands-on delight.
Victoria and Albert Museum
<strong>Natural History Museum:</strong> Established about 150 years ago, the institution is host to 80-million specimens, some collected by Charles Darwin.
Natural History Museum: Established about 150 years ago, the institution is host to 80-million specimens, some collected by Charles Darwin.
The Trustees of the Natural History Museum
<strong>Science Museum:</strong> This institution, on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, calls itself the "home of human ingenuity."
Science Museum: This institution, on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, calls itself the "home of human ingenuity."
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<strong>Wellcome Collection:</strong> Medical instruments anyone? Sir Henry Wellcome was a Victorian pharmacist and collector who assembled medical tools and curiosities that the public can now see.
Wellcome Collection: Medical instruments anyone? Sir Henry Wellcome was a Victorian pharmacist and collector who assembled medical tools and curiosities that the public can now see.
Wellcome Images
<strong>Horniman Museum & Gardens:</strong> A must-visit in south London, this awe-inspiring place focuses on zoological oddities such as its famed taxidermied walrus.
Horniman Museum & Gardens: A must-visit in south London, this awe-inspiring place focuses on zoological oddities such as its famed taxidermied walrus.
Joel Knight
<strong>Old Operating Theatre:</strong> Explore antique surgical tool, and the oldest surviving operating room at this obscure but fascinating place.
Old Operating Theatre: Explore antique surgical tool, and the oldest surviving operating room at this obscure but fascinating place.
Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret
<strong>National Maritime Museum:</strong> Among the noteworthy sea-related treasures here is an investigation of Captain Cook's last voyage to look for the Northwest Passage in the 1770s.
National Maritime Museum: Among the noteworthy sea-related treasures here is an investigation of Captain Cook's last voyage to look for the Northwest Passage in the 1770s.
National Maritime Museum
<strong>Grant Museum of Zoology:</strong> This small but perfectly curated spot focuses on curiosities such as animal models and remains.
Grant Museum of Zoology: This small but perfectly curated spot focuses on curiosities such as animal models and remains.
Matt Clayton/UCL Grant Museum of Zoology