Kensington & Chelsea
Museum

Science Museum

South Kensington · South Kensington tube

A red mill engine in the Energy Hall at the Science Museum

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One of the world's leading science museums, tracing scientific and technological achievement across five floors. See Stephenson's Rocket, the Apollo 10 command module, and interactive galleries covering computing, climate, medicine and space. A free Space gallery is open, and the free, timed-ticket exhibition Becoming America (until 25 April 2027) explores the science behind the founding of the United States. IMAX and Wonderlab add extra reasons to visit. Open daily 10:00–18:00; free timed tickets recommended.

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