Experts' Choice Award Booth Museum of Natural History
What the experts agree on
Victorian taxidermy museum packed with intricately posed stuffed birds and naturalistic dioramas that feel delightfully creepy. Free admission and genuinely unique for its pioneering 1874 displays.
“The natural history museum displaying the British bird collections and dioramas of Edward Booth, free of charge. ”
– Atlas Obscura
Lonely Planet "This odd Victorian taxidermy museum has several creepy sights, such as walls full of mammoth butterflies and cabinets of birds poised to tear apart small mammals." Full review
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"The Booth Museum of Natural History was founded in 1874 to display pioneering dioramas of stuffed birds in naturalistic settings." Full review
Independent "To get truly creeped out, head to the Victorian-era Booth’s Natural History Museum (free) for more stuffed animals and birds than you ever thought you’d see"
