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British Museum (020) 7636 1555
Great Russell Street, WC1B 3DG Russell Square, Tottenham Court Road

An extensive collection which covers a range of cultures and subjects in one of the largest and greatest museums in the world.

Cabinet War Rooms (020) 7930 6961
Clive Steps, King Charles Street, SW1A 2AQ Westminster

The underground headquarters of the British Government during the Second World War.

Geffrye Museum (020) 7739 9893
Kingsland Road, E2 8EA Liverpool Street

English domestic interiors with period room displays from 1600 to 2000.

Geological Museum (020) 7938 8765
Exhibition Road, SW7 South Kensington

Geology and mineralogy of the world. Includes a moonrock sample, models and a large collection of gems and fossils. Features Story of the Earth and Treasures of the Earth exhibitions.

Guinness World of Records (020) 7439 7331
Piccadilly Circus, W1V 7FD Piccadilly Circus

The famous Guinness Book of Records brought to life. Many models, videos and life-size exhibits.

HMS Belfast (020) 7407 6434
Morgan's Lane, Tooley Street, SE1 2JH London Bridge

A Royal Navy cruiser (one of the largest) which is now a floating naval museum.

Imperial War Museum (020) 7416 5000
Lambeth Road, SE1 6HZ Lambeth North, Elephant & Castle

Excellent exhibits covering 20th century warfare.

London Dungeon
28-34 Tooley Street, SE1 London Bridge

Somewhat gruesome exhibits of torture and execution from medieval England.

London Transport Museum (020) 7379 6344
39 Wellington Street, Covent Garden, WC2 Covent Garden

Examples of trams, buses and trains through the ages.

Madame Tussaud's & Planetarium (020) 7935 6861
Marylebone Road, NW1 5LR Baker Street

Many famous personalities and historical scenes in the wax museum and an impressive vision of the universe in the Planetarium.

Museum of London (020) 7600 3699
150 London Wall, EC2Y 5HN St. Paul's

A history of the last 2000 years of London with many models and reconstructions.

Museum of Mankind (020) 7437 2224
6 Burlington Gardens, W1 Piccadilly Circus

Views of many different cultures through sculpture, pottery and other artifacts.

Museum of the Moving Image (020) 7928 3535
South Bank Centre, Waterloo, SE1 8XT Waterloo

Illustrates the history of moving images from cave art through to film, television and hologram technology.

Natural History Museum (020) 7938 9123
Cromwell Road, SW7 5BD South Kensington

Houses one of the world's greatest collections of natural history exhibits. Departments include zoology, entomology, palaentology, mineralogy and botany.

Pollock's Toy Museum (020) 7636 3452
1 Scala Street, W1P 1LT Goodge Street

A charming collection of antique dolls, toys and games.

Science Museum (020) 7938 8000
Exhibition Road, South Kensington, SW7 2DD South Kensington

National Museum of Science and Industry. Superb exhibits of scientific discovery and innovation.

Sir John Soane's Museum (020) 7405 2107
13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2 Holborn

The large antique and art collection of the 19th century architect.

The London Toy & Model Museum
Craven Hill, W2 Queensway

Illustrating the history of toys through the ages.

The Theatre Museum (020) 7836 7891
1E Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, WC2E 7PA Covent Garden

A collection of exhibits from the theatre, ballet, dance, rock and pop music.

Victoria & Albert Museum (020) 7938 8500
Cromwell Road, SW7 South Kensington

Quite probably the world's finest collection of design and applied-art exhibits. Includes furniture, ceramics, glass, metalwork, textiles and dress.