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Science Museum
Science Museum
Kensington and Chelsea, London
The experts at Wired and New York Habitat recommend this place
"Size, interactivity, exhibition... Just great for kids and adults."(30 Tips)
"My favorite museum in London, prepare to have your mind blown."(8 Tips)
"Launchpad shows are great for the kids!"(8 Tips)
"Definitely check out the Listening Post on Floor 1."(7 Tips)
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Maria BlOctober 19, 2014Entrance is free! very nice and interesting museum for all the members of family!
Wagner Sartori juniorAugust 18, 2014Take your kids with you. the fly place is packed with airplanes, helicopters and a must to see.
The new Wellcome wing has a lot of empty space, lots of interactives but very few artefacts of interest. Stick to the main body of the museum.
Hugh PorterMarch 1, 2015Garden area amazing, a hidden gem in London. Eating area in LG was understaffed, over priced and confusing.
SwarmstrongNovember 14, 2014The information age exhibition is so interesting! Science museum is great for kids, families and My one really!
New York HabitatFebruary 2, 2012A fun stop on any family tour. You can easily spend 5- 6 hours exploring this free museum, where science comes to life.
Valentina CiolinoDecember 3, 2017Tickets to wonderlab are worth the cost. Amazing, science made fun for all
Atif HussainJuly 22, 2015I know it's #free but u expected a lot more. Not a great deal has changed during the past decade. Not a fantastic place for younger kids
Ed LeaFebruary 11, 2013If you're planning on eating in the restaurant by the imax, send someone ahead to queue. There can be 30min + wait at weekends.
GiteshJune 22, 2013Picnic rained off, so we hit the basement at the science museum. Kids are happy with with the garden area, but still getting wet!
Marlyn GuzmanOctober 21, 2010is huge, covering five floors, so don't expect to see it all in one day! Each floor looks at a different aspect of technology and science using displays and interactive inf
LamiaJune 24, 2014Great place to chill-out with kids and discover a bit of Sciences. Great bubbles show as well
Bon ChantawibulApril 25, 2018Check out the Mathemetic gallery design by the one and obly, Zaha Hadid.
- Try the green screen on the 3rd floor! You can dress up as an astronaut or a pilot 🌝🌚
- Deb SwinneyAugust 25, 2013Absolutely superb food in the Deep Blue Diner. We saw the Energy Show in the IMAX - if it's still on when you go, HIGHLY recommend it.
Hui-ern NgMarch 15, 2015I LOVE THIS PLACE - great exhibitions! Nothing you can't learn from the science museum
Anne WalFebruary 22, 2015Went to the Wildlife Photography Exhibition with pre-booked tickets. The exhibition was beautiful but it was just too busy. It was nearly impossible to see certain photos.
Dmitriy MurashkoSeptember 27, 2014Great museum, old vehicles is just superb. But you need much time to watch all(
Katharine LamontDecember 13, 2012Downstairs play area perfect for toddlers on a rainy day but go in the morning as afternoons are chocca
If you like retro-exhibitions, head up to the first floor communications gallery, whose labels clearly haven't been updated since the early 90s...possibly the 80s.
Melissa MeowDecember 22, 2015Love all the interactive exhibitions, although they can get really crowded.
Martin LevyApril 16, 2012If you're here for #DME12 you should drop by 'n say hi to Shootitlive. And we'll show you how to monetize your live coverage with photos, videos and crowdsourced content. Oh yeah!
Edwin TanOctober 8, 2018more like Science History museum. Don’t expect modern interactive displays which engages the kiddos. It’s a retelling of achievements for adults
Perfect place for kids and adults that lives science... Some plains and a lot of fn for kids on lunch pad...
Yarn LamApril 1, 20156 floors of exhibits! Especially love level 3 with the flying machines. There's also a simulator ride and 3D show on flying.
BrianSeptember 13, 2015Such a muddled space. Great content but poorly exhibited. And the brand is a bit dated.
Ieva AndrukaitytėOctober 10, 2014An interesting exhibition on space and many interactive activities for hands-on experience.
Søren SøndergaardNovember 9, 2019A little too focused on the “free” entry and donations when many exhibitions inside comes with a fee. The free parts of the museum are rather stale.
Linus HeAugust 7, 2014Great museum! Liked the exhibitions about 'time' and aboout engines&vehicles the most.
Henrique XavierApril 5, 2015Some exhibitions are sponsored by private companies and seem to be a bit biased towards promoting it's activities.- ste maunderMarch 18, 2016If you can, nip into the Ada Lovelace mini exhibition before it ends in March ~ really good
Marie SteinthalerMay 31, 2015Last Wednesday of every month is late night opening time. Check out the silent disco, it's hilarious.
Paola Bassanese EnergyaJanuary 22, 2012Contribute to the Great Ormond Street project on facial reconstruction surgery by having a 3D scan of your face. Interesting, entertaining, educational plus contributing to a good cause
Gábor SebestyénJune 7, 2017Want to see the first ever web server? Or the Soviet Giant? For free? Then it's your place to visit.
Come to the Shake bar, third floor! Great milkshakes and many more things :)
Carol BridgeAugust 22, 2012Gift shop - Great for small/cheap bits for kids to take home as a token of the visit but be careful of the more expensive items- often not worth the price.
Simon WillisonNovember 12, 2011Black Arrow - Britain's only home-grown satellite launch vehicle. The fifth one built (never launched due to the program being cancelled) hangs from the ceiling, along with a spare Prospero satellite
Laura KingNovember 17, 2011Cockroach Tours at the Science Museum (every Saturday and Sunday until December) check out the video it speaks for itself… costumes includedwww.sciencemuseum.org.uk/cockroachtour
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"They have some really good presentations here, very interesting. Lots of steps to climb to get up there, but worth it."
Richard Dickins - 8.6
"Free entrance and free wifi. It takes about 4 hrs to check out all floors."
Marko Dugonjic - 8.3
"A great place with gifts for all ages - particularly kids...!"
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