Visitors to London are spoilt for choice when it comes to museums, with many offering free entry to their vast permanent collections.
Explore the British Museum's remarkable collection that spans over two million years of human history, with highlights including Parthenon sculptures, Egyptian mummies and the Rosetta Stone.
Head over to Kensington's 'Museum District' to the unbeatable range of free museums and beautiful open spaces. Meet T.rex and massive mammals at the Natural History Museum; see 3000 years of human creativity at the V&A Museum, including ceramics, furniture, fashion, jewellery, photographs, sculpture, textiles and paintings.
Located in the beautiful World Heritage Site of Greenwich, the cluster of Royal Museums Greenwich offers a great day out. Discover stories about Britain's encounter with the world at sea at Old Royal Navy Collage; venture underneath and aboard one the world's most famous ships and last surviving tea clipper, the Cutty Sark; and stand at the centre of world time at the Royal Observatory.
London also has a wealth of specialist museums, including the Fashion & Textile Museum showcasing developments in contemporary fashion and the Florence Nightingale Museum which uncovers the legend behind this famous lady.
With such a rich offering of museums, London has something to interest everyone.
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