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Science Museum

Exhibition Road | South Kensington, London SW7 2DD, England
44 870 870 4868
Ranked #54 of 818 attractions in London
4.5 of 5 stars 498 Reviews
Type: Science Museums
Owner description: This museum chronicles the development of science and industry in Great Britain over the centuries, with an extensive collection from biochemistry and...... more » Owner description: This museum chronicles the development of science and industry in Great Britain over the centuries, with an extensive collection from biochemistry and photography to meteorology and astronomy. « less
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Plymouth, United Kingdom
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
40 helpful votes 40 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW

We made a quick visit here with our eldest son, we took him there when he was little and it was great to revisit. You could spend many hours here and still not see everything. This is a must "to do" on a visit to London. There is something for everyone of any age here. More

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Durham, County Durham UK
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6 reviews 6 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW

Interesting and spacious museum. Nicely set out enough to keep most of the family engaged and spaces to sit for those less interested. More

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Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
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5 reviews 5 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

We went there with friends, we have some vouchers 2 for 1 for the cinema so we went to see all three cinema shows which were great, althouhg Apollo mision was verry short (10 minutes), but the other two were great. The museum itself its huge and it really is a fun thing to do for the whole day, wasnt... More

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Oslo, Norway
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

This is a great place both for adults and children. The enterence is free, but suggested enterence fee is GBP 5. More

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Dublin, Ireland
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8 reviews 8 reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW
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Great way to fill an hour - Free museum -informative and interesting. best of all FREE More

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london
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

Spend a whole day here with the kids and you will need to go back twice just to see all thats there. More

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Vancouver, Canada
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

A good museum to spend a few hours at. It's best to go on a weekday as there are many children and families and things get very busy during weekends. There are a couple of options to pay to see a 3D movie and there is also a 3D adventure ride that I would like to do, but I ran... More

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Dublin, Ireland
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

In the 3 hours I was there, I saw only 2 of the 6 floors, but I went to a couple of the shows, targeted at kids, but my Dad (56) and I (32) loved them, particularly the rocket show. Really good interactive exhibits, many of them require viewers to push, twist or lift something to make the exhibit come... More

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Bakewell, United Kingdom
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

I went here a couple of years ago and both me and my children enjoyed ourselves, but revisiting in April, I found that things had changed and it wasn't as fun anymore More

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Brighton, United Kingdom
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48 reviews 48 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012

This is an extremely thorough museum that explores many areas of science to varying degrees of depth. It is appropriate both for specialists in a field or for young children. My father as an engineer and my husband as a system's administrator got a lot of those the history of computing for instance, while something like the display on science... More

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