The Natural History Museum in London is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. The Natural History Museum's main frontage, however, is on Cromwell Road.
 
A few interesting facts...
The facade is adorned with animal sculptures, divided by extinct creatures on the East wing and living animals on the West, reflecting founder Richard Owen’s controversial views.
There used to be a statue of Adam above the entrance, relating to the biblical tale of naming animals, which was removed during World War II and never replaced. It speaks of the difficult debate between god and natural selection that was raging at the time.
The ceiling of Hintze Hall features 162 hand-painted and gilded panels, each depicting important plants such as tobacco and cotton