Attraction
Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum houses more than 80 specimens across the scientific realms of botany, entomology, mineralogy, paleontology and zoology – many of which once belonged to the collections of famous scientists such as Sir Charles Darwin.
Details
Opening Times
Daily 10am-5.50pm (last entry 5.30pm).
Address
Cromwell Road
South Kensington
London
South Kensington
London
Natural History Museum
Description
More than 80 million specimens wait to be uncovered, including the 26-metre cast skeleton of Dippy the Diplodocus in the grand central hall. The museum's four collection zones contain exhibits covering the Earth's natural history, right from its infant geology as a ball of magma to its most recent denizens (including us mammals). Along with all the rocks, critters and fossils, there are four gift shops -- including the ever popular Dino Shop -- and four food and drink spaces. The Romanesque-style building was designed by the English architect Alfred Waterhouse, and opened its doors in 1881.