The Natural History Museum contains an outstanding collection of over 68 million plants, animals, fossils and minerals from around the world. The collection was established in the magnificent Victorian building specially designed by Alfred Waterhouse in 1881.The museum originated with the collection of Sir Hans Sloane, and later material came from the expeditions of Captain Cook and Charles Darwin.
The spacious Central Hall is dominated by a replica of a Diplodocus dinosaur, one of the largest animals which ever lived.There are also other museum’s treasures like the skeleton of a Dodo, a Mammoth skull and a prehistoric fish. Then, there are displays on Evolution, British Natural History, Ecology...
Open:
Mon-Sat: 10.00-18.00
Sun: 11.00-18.00
Closed at Christmas
Admission charge
Address: Cromwell Road, SW7
Directions: South Kensington tube
Phone: +44 (0)20 7942 5000
Website: http://www.nhm.ac.uk
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