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Buckingham Palace vs Natural History Museum

Both are rated highly by professional reviewers. Overall, Natural History Museum is preferred by most writers compared to Buckingham Palace. Natural History Museum is ranked #6 in London with approval from 13 reviewers such as Time Out, Frommer's and Lonely Planet.

Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
8 / 10
Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1A 1AA
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Fodor's Fodor's
"It's rare to get a chance to see how the other half—well, other minute fraction—lives and works." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"The queen's London pied-à-terre is not the most beautiful of palaces, but it's big."
Frommer's Frommer's
"The setting is glorious, sat between two great sweeping parks (Green and St. James's) at the end of an elegant tree-lined boulevard (The Mall)." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"As the home of the Queen, the palace is usually closed to visitors, but you may view the interior for a brief period each summer while the Windsors are away on their holidays." Full review
Not For Tourists Not For Tourists
"Unofficial HQ for Fathers For Justice."
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Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum
9 / 10
Natural History Museum Cromwell Rd London SW7 5BD
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Fodor's Fodor's
"The ornate terracotta facade of this enormous Victorian museum is strewn with relief panels depicting living creatures to the left of the entrance and extinct ones to the right." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"This is just one of the three huge galleries (all free) off Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum and the V&A."
Time Out Time Out
"Both a research institution and a fabulous museum, the NHM opened in Alfred Waterhouse’s purpose-built Romanesque palazzo on the Cromwell Road in 1881." Full review
Let's Go Let's Go
"Beeline for the back of the museum to see the unrepeatable Cadogan Gallery: a collection of British treasures." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Built by Alfred Waterhouse between 1873 and 1880 to a symmetrical plan, the building is 205m long with two 58m-high central towers above an entrance embellished by arches." Full review
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