Museum of curiosity

Before settling on a typical tourist itinerary, why not check out these weird places to visit in London that will send you home with interesting stories.

If you have a taste for the macabre or even the downright peculiar the Museum of Curiosities in East London is the place to visit.

The artist Viktor Wynd is a collector with no apparent filter – taxidermy, human remains, giant beans and McDonald’s Happy Meal toys all form part of his collection

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The butterfly exhibit at Milwuakee Public Museum.

A century ago, 110 writers tried to predict the future in the visionary To-Day and To-Morrow series. Who got it wrong – or spookily spot on?

Many of you sitting behind your screens have long forgotten what it's like to fall asleep in a science class only to be awakened by a teacher asking you to explain a principle of Newtonian mechanics in front of the whole class.