Best 10 museums in London

Spend hours wandering the world-famous British Museum, which exhibits the works of man from prehistoric to modern times, collected from around the world. Don't miss the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures and the mummies in the Ancient Egypt collection.

Travel through the London Transport Museum, which hosts exhibitions connecting transport with the social and cultural history of London. Inside, you'll find more than 80 vehicles covering 200 years of London's history, including a red Routemaster bus and the world's first Underground steam train. There are great posters and artworks too!

As well as the permanent (and permanently fascinating!) dinosaur exhibition, the Natural History Museum boasts a collection of the biggest, tallest and rarest animals in the world. See a life-sized blue whale, a 40-million-year-old spider, and the beautiful Hintze Hall.

The V&A celebrates art and design with 3,000 years' worth of amazing artefacts from around the world. A real treasure trove of goodies, you never know what you'll discover next among the furniture, paintings, sculpture, metalwork and textiles.

From the future of space travel to asking that difficult question: "who am I?", the Science Museum makes your brain perform Olympic-standard mental gymnastics. See, touch and experience the major scientific advances of the last 300 years; and don't forget the awesome Imax cinema.

Visit the Royal Museums Greenwich and immerse yourself in the fascinating history of this UNESCO World Heritage site. All a few minutes from each other, the group includes the National Maritime Museum, the Queen's House, the Royal Observatory (incorporating the Peter Harrison Planetarium) and the spectacular tea clipper Cutty Sark.

Discover the stories of those who lived, fought and died in conflict from the First World War to the present at the Imperial War Museum. Learn about life at home and on the front during WW1 at the First World War Galleries, examine the role of the United Nations, and visit the acclaimed Holocaust Exhibition.

The Design Museum is the world's leading museum devoted to contemporary design in every form: from furniture to graphics, and architecture to industrial design. Check out the regular exhibitions showcasing the rich creativity found in all forms of design, and its importance to our world.

Unveil the fascinating history of the Bank of England, from its foundation in 1694 to its role today as the nation's central bank. Step into the Bank of England Museum's impressive building and explore the unique collection of banknotes and coins. There's even a real gold bar you can touch!

This 200-year-old warehouse reveals the fascinating history of the capital as a port, through stories of trade, migration and commerce via world-class galleries and amazing and unusual objects.