Explore 31 fascinating museums in London, each offering a unique glimpse into history and culture.
Imperial War Museum: a study of Britain at war.… more
Is Eltham Palace one of England’s most haunted places?… more
221B Baker Street: Sherlock Holmes’ legendary address in London.… more
Leighton House Museum: one man's legacy in London born from the love of two sisters.… more
The Museum of London Docklands: shedding light on the former execution capital of Europe.… more
Belmont Mansion, home to the Underground Railroad Museum, which explores America’s fight for freedom from slavery, is one of the finest examples of Palladian architecture in the United States.… more
The Foundling Museum commemorates the Foundling Hospital, which is thought to be the world's first incorporated charity and an inspiration for Dickens' Oliver Twist.… more
Sir John Soane's Museum is the former home of one of England's greatest architects.… more
Old Royal Naval College has had many uses; it was a hospital, a college, the birthplace of a king, and the memorial of a Lord. Today it is but one thing; a place of “outstanding universal value”.… more
The King Center honors one of the most pivotal figures in American Civil Rights history.… more
Kew Palace is a regal jewel nestled within the natural beauty of Kew Gardens in the leafy borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, London.… more
As the oldest surviving public building in the Boston, the Old State House Boston is a key landmark in the city.… more
A perfectly preserved Victorian cartoonist’s domestic and artistic domicile, located in Stafford Terrace, Kensington.… more
The Viktor Wynd Museum: where else can you find old master etchings alongside celebrity faeces; Happy Meal toys next to shrunken heads.… more
The AKC Museum of The Dog has more canine-related memorabilia and art pieces than anywhere else in the world.… more
Tudor Place: a remarkable relic of American history.… more
Over eight centuries old, Bethlem Royal Hospital (aka Bedlam Asylum) offers a harrowing look into England's past mistreatment of the mentally ill.… more
Frozen in time: The Tenement House in Glasgow is a rare time capsule depicting daily life in 20th century Glasgow.… more
Handel and Hendrix were born over two hundred years and one thousand miles apart, but, despite this, they had a lot in common. For one , they were neighbours. For another, they both played pivotal roles in the history of Bristish music.… more
Chau Chak Wing Museum: born from the remarkable pursuit and collection of Sir Charles Nicholas.… more
The Mummers Museum is the only museum in the world which celebrates a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.… more
Winchester Palace was one of the largest and most important buildings in Mediaeval London. Now it lies in ruins.… more
The Museum of Curiosities helps satisfy your curiosities about a range of things from human skulls to haunted dolls.… more
Before there was Starbucks, before there was Coca Cola, before there was even the USA, there was the Twinings tea shop.… more
The Portico Library is one of Manchester’s longest-running institutions.… more
The Hellenic Museum in Melbourne is the only museum in Australia solely dedicated to Greek art, history, and culture.… more
The Mary Baker Eddy Library is the legacy of one woman’s resilience and determination, which resulted in the birth of a new religion.… more
The Nichols House Museum is housed in an 1804 Bulfinch townhouse, one of the earliest of its kind on Beacon Hill.… more
A site of mills since Doomsday (the book, not the end of time), Three Mills Island is part of the oldest recorded example of a tidal mill system, and over the years its mills have ground it all, from flour to gunpowder to grain for gin.… more
Visit the caves of Nottingham at the Museum of Nottingham Life at Brewhouse Yard.… more
'I must create a system, or be enslaved by another man's.' In this house lived William Blake: poet, visionary, rebel, genius.… more