Science Museum

Inside the Museum

London's Science Museum turns curiosity into a hands-on journey, from steam power to spaceflight. Stand by thumping beam engines, study Babbage's Victorian "computer", and peer at the Apollo 10 capsule that rehearsed the Moon landing. Britain's largest Medicine galleries map five centuries of care, prosthetics, and public health in thousands of objects. It's free to enter; major exhibitions and IMAX are ticketed. Expect families, interactives, and plenty to tinker with. Start at the Energy Hall on the ground floor, then climb through computing and space before looping back to medicine. Allow two to three hours; pre-book a free timed ticket at busy times, and bring a short list of must-sees so you don't drift.