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Natural History Museum (The)
Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom
+44 20 7942 5000
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Explore the natural history of planet Earth from the prehistoric era to the present day at one of London's most visited museums. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse, Natural History Museum is one of London's most beautiful and most recognized. These hallowed halls house more than 300 years' worth of collections, with over 68 million specimens. Broadly divided into Life and Earth galleries, the museum provides much more than can be seen in a day, and your feet will get tired before your brain does. Let your kids run wild amongst dinosaur skeletons, erupting volcanoes and life size constructs of blue whales. It's unlikely they'll ever forget their first visit here. Admission is free.

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South Kensington

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Daily 10a-5:50p

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