British Museum

Eines der schönsten Museen der Welt, wie ich finde, sowohl was die Anlage als auch die Ausstellung betrifft. Man kann den ganzen Tag hier verbringen und durch die Weltgeschichte spazieren. Die Tatsache, dass es umsonst ist, ist in einer so teuren Stadt wie London auch nicht unerheblich!

Although I had to drag my husband to the museum, telling him a little culture wouldn't kill him, he ended up mostly enjoying the experience. I am a History and Anthropology major and I find Museums to be a dream come true! We spent hours walking around this museum and i'm sure missed half of it! There was so much to see in every direction I had a hard time keeping myself in Check. The best part for me was seeing the Egyptian and Mediterrainian Sections of the museum, I have long studied these fascinating culture and to be able to see artifacts from it first had was simply amazing!

Even if your not a History buff, it is worth going to this museum! Seeing tresures from all over the world is a truly amazing experience!

First - be warned - you will NEVER get round the musuem in a morning, or probably even a day as you will be completely worn out and unable to appreciate anything after about 3 or 4 hours at the most. People who get round the 'whole' place in less than this time clearly do not appreciate the depth of the collections on display.

The highlight for most people is the Rosetta Stone - amazing to be able to see it up close. The Egyptian collection is also fabulous but the highlight for me is the Elgin Marbles, having studied them in Classics at university.

The exhibitions here are also worth a visit if you can book well enough in advance or are prepared to get there early. I went with a friend to the Terracotta Army exhibition which was superb and well worth getting up at 5am for (well, in my opinion anyway!).

No visit to London is complete without some time spent at the British Museum. Choose your favourite sections and spend your time in them, rather than trying to rush around and see everything.