Must-SeeOxford and the Cotswolds
England
About 50 miles away
Dreaming spires and old colleges, with honey-stone villages close by, and Blenheim Palace.
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Natural History Museum
A free museum of dinosaurs, minerals and a blue whale skeleton, in a Victorian cathedral of terracotta.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Free; paid for special exhibitions
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BDDirections
- Getting There
- South Kensington station, through the underground passage.
Why Go
Its Romanesque-style building is decorated with carved animals and plants. A blue whale skeleton hangs in the grand central hall, and the dinosaur galleries are a favorite with children.
The Science Museum and the V&A are on the same street.
Nearby in London
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