The British Museum looks at the cultural history of the world. Here you will find artefacts from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Pacific. Conveniently situated north of Covent Garden, on Great Russell Street, and just east of Oxford Street, the nearest Underground Station is Tottenham Court Road. www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
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The Natural History Museum and Science Museum celebrate the Victorian's love of Science and Nature. The Natural History Museum highlights include 'Dinosaurs', 'Creepy-Crawlies', 'Ecology' and 'Mammals', with its unforgettable blue whale and 'The Power Within' earthquake experience. The new Wellcome Wing at the Science Museum is not to be missed. Nearest Underground Station is South Kensington. www.nhm.ac.uk
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The Victoria and Albert Museum tells a 3,000-year history of the decorative arts - with over 2,000 objects from all four corners of the globe, from furniture, paintings and sculpture to metalwork, glass and textiles. Conveniently situated next door to the Science and Natural History Museum the nearest Underground Station is South Kensington. www.vam.ac.uk