Museums in the United Kingdom

At this small museum, visitors can view artifacts from the only battlefield in London during the War of the Roses.

Journey through this open museum where even employees remain true to period.

This hidden gem reveals the history of Britain's first police force.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.

This vintage weapons display would be the perfect place for bibliophiles to hold out in a zombie apocalypse.

This petite cutlery factory sits on the foundations of a defunct gasworks.

This industrial museum is based on one of the oldest standing iron forges in the U.K.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

A large collection of steam engines, organs, and fairground attractions.

Journey through one of the oldest industrial sites in Scotland.

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

A menagerie of curiously bred creatures.

A vast archive of cultural artifacts collected from numerous expeditions across Africa and Asia.

Scotland's oldest purpose-built concert hall houses an incredible collection of ornate, centuries-old keyboards.

The museum houses one of the world's largest shoe collections, boasting over 12,000 pairs.