Museums in England

Learn about the history of mining and making salt at this Cheshire museum.

A local museum dedicated to the history of village life in Darfield.

Once believed to be a sacred Roman legionary symbol, this bronze figure inspired the 1954 novel 'The Eagle of the Ninth.'

These stained-glass windows are all that remains of a building that was the target of one of the biggest explosions in London after World War II.

A quartet of tiled art pieces adorn the floors of this prestigious art museum.

The former home of one of the U.K.’s most notable families of suffragettes is now a museum dedicated to women’s rights.

This now museum began supplying water to Sunderland during the mid-19th century.

Two minuscule windows are tucked inside this medieval building.

This Edwardian workhouse tells a harrowing story of those who were forced to trade hard labor for lodging.

A modern museum built within a Victorian dry dock charts the history of the industrial town.

A defensive structure built during the Hundred Years War has remained useful in one way or another for nearly 700 years.

Europe's "only museum dedicated to the decapod" is full of quirky and absurdist displays, including one featuring the "famous" Giant Crab of Margate.

This rock was donated to the museum by an inspired young visitor.

This display showcases the culinary equivalent of steel-toe boots during World War I.

This medieval castle is filled with an eccentric collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian artifacts to taxidermy to a mummified hand that was cut off during a duel.

This former sewage pumping station is now a fascinating museum.