Museums
The British Museum
Free, vast, civilisationally heavy — go for one room, not all of them.
Why go
Free, vast, civilisationally heavy — go for one room, not all of them.
Plan your visit
Check the official site before travelling; hours and prices can change.
Keep exploring
More museums
Sir John Soane's Museum
Museums
Free, tiny, deranged — Soane's own house preserved exactly as he left it in 1837.
The Wallace Collection
Museums
Free national museum in a Manchester Square townhouse — armour, Boucher, the Laughing Cavalier.
Tate Modern
Museums
Turbine Hall first, top-floor terrace second — the rest is bonus.