Natural History Museum

A museum displaying 80 million natural history specimens including famous dinosaur skeletons.

📍 Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD Brompton

Free entryPartial step-free

About

The Natural History Museum in London exhibits life and earth science specimens spanning botany, entomology, mineralogy, palaeontology, and zoology. It is known for its dinosaur skeletons, ornate architecture, and a blue whale skeleton suspended in its central hall, and operates free admission.

The dinosaur hall entrance with the giant blue whale overhead grabs every child immediately. The fossil hall is exceptional. Free entry. The building is a cathedral—vast and slightly overwhelming, but that's part of the charm. Go opening hours or late weekdays to avoid chaos.

Things to do here

See dinosaur skeletonsView the blue whale skeleton hanging from the ceilingExplore the five main collections: botany, entomology, mineralogy, palaeontology, and zoologySee historical specimens collected by Charles Darwin