Attractions near London Science Museum

The city of London is quite popular among the art, science, history and literature enthusiasts from all around the world. This is so, since London houses some iconic museums, art galleries and exhibition halls where every now and then some of the most popular exhibitions and events are organized. The city houses more than 300 museums and galleries of various stature and sizes. The city is a paradise for explorers who just love to hop from museum to museum gathering all the amazing facts and information.
London Science Museum is one of the major three museums located on the Exhibition Road in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The establishment is one of the major tourist attractions of the city and attracts around 3 million tourists every year. Like all the other publically funded museums of the city, visiting Science Museum will not cost you anything at all. The gigantic museum houses more than three hundred thousand items including items like the first jet engine of the world, a reconstruction of the DNA model created by James Watson and Francis Crick, documentation of the earliest typewriter, etc.
You can enjoy the IMAX 3D movie experience in the museum with all the special effects and cinema simulators. While planning to visit the London Science Museum, you can also visit the adjacently located Natural History Museum which is another iconic museum of the city. The museum is very innovatively done up so that the kids as well the adults can have a great time touring the museum. In the high tech Welcome Wing you can digitally modify your facial features and find how you would look when you will be older or how you used to look when you were younger.
You can easily reach the museum through London Underground, the nearest station is the South Kensington Station and the museum is located at a walking distance from the station. Other important attractions located near the museum include Victoria and Albert Hall, Museum of Instruments, Brompton Oratory, Albert Memorial, The Harrods Shopping Centre, Kensington Palace State Apartments, Saatchi Gallery, Apsley House, Wellington Arch, etc.