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Science MuseumvsSir John Soane's Museum
Sir John Soane's Museum and Science Museum are both endorsed by experts. On balance, Sir John Soane's Museum scores slightly higher than Science Museum. Sir John Soane's Museum is ranked #4 in London with approval from 14 publications like Michelin Guide, Not For Tourists and Frommer's.
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Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2DD
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Fodor's "This, one of the three great South Kensington museums, stands next to the Natural History Museum in a far plainer building." Full review
Concierge "Covering all aspects of science, technology, and medicine, the Science Museum is the star of the trio of museums on Exhibition Road (the others are the V&A and the Natural History Museum)."
Time Out "The Science Museum features seven floors of educational and entertaining exhibits, including the Apollo 10 command module and a flight simulator." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"This temple to the sciences - 5 floors covering 5ha in all - is remarkable for the richness of its collections, and for the methods it employs to engage visitors." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Families flock to this museum, as do school kids taking part in field trips (380,000 visit as part of a school group each year)." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Behind the columns of this stoic 19th-century building are seven floors of mind-bending exhibits, and kids with eyes the size of dinner plates." Full review
Frommer's "The country's pre-eminent museum of science, this is one of the capital's great interactive experiences, filled with buttons to press, levers to pull, and experiments to absorb you." Full review
Sir John Soane's Museum Fodor's Concierge Travel + Leisure
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13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, London WC2A 3BP
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Fodor's "Everywhere, mirrors and colors play tricks with light and space, and split-level floors worthy of a fairground funhouse disorient you." Full review
Concierge "A wonderful fun house designed and inhabited by Sir John Soane (1753–1837), Royal Academy professor and architect of the Bank of England, among other buildings."
Travel + Leisure "Wonderfully hodgepodge collection of art and ancient sculpture in the wildly Victorian private house-museum of Sir John Soane." Full review
Not For Tourists "Spooky museum dedicated to the great 18th century architect."
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"On entering, visitors are immersed in the world of the museum's creator, Sir John Soane (1753-1837), the great architect of the Regency period." Full review
Departures "This extensive Georgian house pays homage to the legendary Grand Tour." Full review
National Geographic "Vast, varied collection of art and architecture crammed into three town houses." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The former home of architect Sir John Soane is one of the quirkiest museums in London." Full review
Travel + Leisure "John Soanes was a prominent 19th century architect." Full review
Atlas Obscura "A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities. " Full review
