I didn't like this one. Very disappointing - since all museums in London are free, we thought we'd check it out - but the one thing we wanted to see (mummies), you had to pay extra for. The museum was huge but not great for kids.

It has a nice greek and roman collections. That's where I spent most of my time. It's definitely a great place to visit when you are in London.

The British Museum is a free museum filled with artifacts from all over the world and all different times. One of their most impressive venues was the mummies of Egypt, and their coin exhibition which showed the different types of monetary exchange methods people have used throughout the years. What I found interesting was that throughout the museum they had stations where one could go and handle different artifacts and feel and learn a bit more about the things that usually we'd have to see behind glass. It's an extremely big museum, and since it's free, I suggest not trying to do it all in one day if possible. Maybe take one section at a time because it's a lot to take in in one day.

This museum is very, very large and filled with exhibits. Going into each room is like going into another country in a different age. There are extensive collections of Roman and Greek sculpture, ancient art from places like Mesopotamia, and Egypt. There are also non-art things like mummys, ancient tools, and various household goods, some of which are several thousand years old.

Since the museum is so huge, it is probably best to either allow two days if you are a die-hard, or limit yourself to seeing just things you are particularly interested in.

If you are taking the Underground, get off at Russel Square. It is the closest station, no matter what they tell you.

As a girl who had a more than mild obsession with Ancient Egypt finally getting to see the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities outside Egypt as everything I hoped it would be. I was truly glad to be there during the off-season though. Even being there at the end of November the museum was rather crowded, I'd hate to be there during peak tourist season. Still, it was worth wading through all the school children. My advice, take your time, you might even give the museum a couple of days so you can leisurely stroll though the exhibits, and the queue in front of the Rosetta Stone won't be quite as stressful. The British Museum is a must see, and you can't beat free entertainment, especially in a city as expensive as London.