Natural History Museum in London

January 29, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
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Since its founding in the mid-19th century, the Natural History museum has offered one of the largest, most diverse collections in the world. The dinosaur exhibits are world-renowned, but there are dozens of others equally deserving of a visit. Read more

Madame Tussaud Museum in London

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Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum is one of the very few attractions in London that is both centuries old and completely modern.

Madame Tussaud learned her unusual craft of modeling figures in wax by creating death masks of those executed by guillotine in 18th and 19th century France. Among her ‘clients’ were Louis XVI and Marie Antionette. That mixture of precise art and macabre display is reflected in the modern museum – but with a much greater sense of fun! Read more

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