The most-visited science museum in all of Europe, the Science Museum London has interactive galleries and exhibits urging visitors to see and test out scientific principles. With over 15,000 things on display, including the Apollo 10 command capsule and Stephenson’s Rocket.

The museum has several permanent exhibits, which are free, and temporary exhibits, some of which are ticketed. After entry, the first exhibit you see is The East Hall, going through the Industrial Revolution and the advent of steam power. There is even the oldest surviving James Watt beam engine, and a recreation of James Watt’s workshop, pieced together using over 8,300 objects from the actual room. Then visitors can move onto the exhibits on space exploration and flight, containing several full-sized aircrafts. There is also a gallery on the Information Age, and finally, a gallery on the future of science.

Though much of the museum is oriented towards children with its interactive and tactile exhibits, adults don’t get left behind either with the new VR technology incorporated and the fascinating displays. Overall, as a museum, especially one as old and prestigious, founded in 1857, the Science Museum London continues to innovate just like the science it aims to showcase to the public.