London, England
Public Standards of Length
19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Shildon, England
The ‘Rocket' Locomotive
This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.
London, England
Difference Engine #2
Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.
London, England
Clock of the Long Now: Prototype 1
A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.
London, England
Replica of the Golden Hinde
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
London, England
V&A Museum of Childhood
A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.
London, England
Natural History Museum of London
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
London, England
Magic Circle Museum
This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.
London, England
Leighton House Museum
This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.
London, England
John Harrison's Marine Chronometers
The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.
London, England
London Transport Museum Depot
The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.
Saint Austell, England
Lost Gardens of Heligan
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
