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A huge collection of some 80,000 objects recovered from various archaelogical digs in Egypt and Sudan, the Petrie Museum has examples of tools, utensils, ceramics and even written texts from as far back as 5000 BC. There are also important pieces of Roman and Islamic history on display.
Address: University College London, Malet Place London England UK WC1E 6BT
 Send an Email  +44 (0) 20 7679 2884
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Visit the full-scale replica of The Golden Hinde, the 16th-century Galleon ship sailed around the world by Sir Francis Drake from 1577 and 1580. Located on the south bank of the Thames, the museum is open to the public seven days a week and can be hired for private events.
Address: St. Mary Overie Dock, Cathedral Street London EN SE1 9DE
+44 (0) 20 7403 0123
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A collection of archives, photographs and displays that illustrate the creation of the British Red Cross in 1863 and its work in troubled areas up to the present day.
Address: 9 Grosvenor Crescent London England UK SW1X 7EJ
Send an Email +44 (0) 20 7201 5153
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A fascinating look at early medical operations, amputations and non-septic surgery was carried out here for the benefit of not only the patients, but the medical students watching on from the stalls surrounding the table. The museum has some stomach-churning artefacts that were used in the procedures.
Address: 9a St Thomas's Street London England UK SE1 9RY
+44 (0) 20 7188 2679
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The Tower Bridge Exhibition lets visitors explore one of the world's most iconic bridges. Built to span the Thames in 1894 in the midst of the grand Victorian age, the Tower Bridge now features an exhibition that includes a history lesson, a tour of the Victorian Engine Rooms and incredible views and photo opportunities from the upper walkways.
Address: Tower Bridge Road, Southwark London EN
Send an Email +44 (0) 20 7403 3761
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The Bank of England Museum has a host of artefacts from its history on display. Visitors can see old bank notes, coins, mechanical calculators and unusual items like pikes and muskets that were used to defend the Bank. There are several interactive exhibitions and a once in a lifetime chance to handle a real gold bullion.
Address: Bartholomew Lane London England UK EC2R 8AH
+44 (0) 20 7601 3985
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The Museum in Docklands unlocks the history of London’s river, port and people in a nineteenth century warehouse at West India Quay. Discover the alleyways of nineteenth century Sailortown, the ‘Mudlarks’ interactive gallery for children and a wealth of objects from whalebones to Second World War gas masks.
Address: West India Quay London UK E14 4AL
Send an Email +44 (0) 870 444 3856
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The National Army Museum has exhibitions relating to human conflict and Britain's role in various wars through history. Notable displays include a large piece of the Berlin Wall, the skeleton of Napoleon's horse and Florence Nightingale's jewellery.
Address: Royal Hospital Road London England UK SW3 4HT
+44 (0) 20 7730 0717
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Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum is London's third most popular attraction. It dates back two and a half centuries, when Madame Tussaud used to make wax models of the heads of people killed during the French Revolution. Several stars and famous figures are now a part of the museum. Package tickets can be bought including admission to the London Planetarium.
Address: Marylebone Road London NW1 5LR
+44 (0) 20 7935 6861
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The Museum of Childhood explores the evolution of childhood over the past few hundred years. There is also a toy museum and an interactive exhibition on play.
Address: Cambridge Heath Road London England UK E2 9PA
Send an Email +44 (0) 20 8983 5200
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Waterloo Barracks was completed in 1845, on the site of the Grand Storehouse (a shop and museum) which burnt down in 1841. Waterloo is best known as the home of the Crown Jewels, but also houses administration offices.
Address: Tower of London, Tower Hill London England EC3N 4AB
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Once the most important transport routes in London, the capital's canal network is now largely disused. This museum explores the lives of people who worked on and around the canals and the progression from horse drawn barges to motorised propulsion.
Address: 12-13 New Wharf Road London England UK N1 9RT
+44 (0) 20 7713 0836
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The Natural History Museum dedicates its exhibits to the history and evolution of natural phenomenon. The building has two entrances; one on Cromwell Road and one on Exhibition Road in London's South Kensington. Some of the exhibits include dinosaurs, primates, minerals and the origin of species.
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A chance to see the courts and trophies of this famous Grand Slam event up close, the recently re-modelled Lawn Tennis Museum is heavy on interactive exhibits. Guided tours of behind the scenes areas such as the TV studios are available for groups.
Address: Church Road London England UK SW19 5AE
Send an Email +44 (0) 20 8946 6131
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The Transport Museum allows visitors to experience London’s transportation past while exploring hands on exhibits including preserved trolley cars and carriages. There is also an interactive simulation that allows visitors to drive a virtual Tube train. An onsite gift shop sells a wide variety of transport related merchandise from reproductions of old train posters to Tube-line boxer shorts.
Address: Covent Garden London England
+44 (0) 20 7379 6344
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The Florence Nightingale Museum celebrates the life and accomplishments of "The Lady of the Lamp". Nightingale, a pioneer of modern nursing, is known for aiding British soldiers during the Crimean War and for founding the Nightingale Training School for nurses at St. Thomas' Hospital. The museum is located at the hospital and features a variety of objects, relics and souvenirs of Nightingale's life.
Address: 2 Lambeth Palace Rd. London EN SE1 7EW
+44 (0) 20 7620 0374
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The Museum of London is the only museum to tell the story of London from pre-historic times to the present day. Find out what Romans ate for dinner, experience the Great Fire of London, go window-shopping in the Victorian walkway and be amazed by the magnificent Lord Mayor’s coach.
Address: Museum of London, London Wall London England EC2Y 5HN
Send an Email (8) +44 (0) 870 444 3852
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There has been an armoury within the Tower since the White Tower was completed, amd today the Royal Armouries contains an extensive collection of weapons and intstuments of interrogation (and torture) from throughout England's long and violent history. The armoury was opened to the public in 1660.
Address: Tower of London, Tower Hill London England EC3N 4AB
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