British Museum
Good to know
- Best time to go
- Weekday mornings, year-round
- Budget
- $
- Accessibility
- wheelchair-accessible
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
One of the world's great encyclopedic museums, housing a collection that spans two million years of human history and culture. Its galleries include the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures, and vast holdings from Egypt, Mesopotamia, and beyond.
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