A family favourite where dinosaurs roar back to life, an earthquake shakes the ground and creepy-crawlies make the flesh tingle.

To thousands of children the Natural History Museum is 'the Dinosaur Museum', and no visit would be complete without poring over the superbly displayed skeletons of the museum's world-famous collection. There's much more here than just prehistoric monsters, however. Highest of all on the heavyweights list is the blue whale. It may only be a model, but what a model, measuring over 28m with a real 25m skeleton alongside. Around here there is a vast array of mammal specimens to ponder on while at the other end of the size spectrum, children (if not adults) will love the 'Creepy-crawlies' exhibition. For more ethereal concepts, visit the state-of-the-art Ecology display and gingerly examine the workings of your own body in the Human biology section. One of the museum's greatest attractions is its very structure, built in neo-Gothic cathedral style by Alfred Waterhouse in 1880. The Cromwell Road frontage is magnificent and there is a wealth of interior detail to enjoy.