National Maritime Museum

The National Maritime Museum in Green, adjacent to the Greenwich Park UK is the most famous maritime museum. The museum houses a bewildering array of maritime artifacts, which includes navigation equipment, graphs and maps, coins and medals, flags, ship models, time, uniforms and weapons.

The museum also houses the premises of Queen's House, which has been declared as a World Heritage site by UNESCO in the year 1997. Apart from the beautiful Queen's House, the historic too Royal Greenwich Observatory is located within the premises.

Oceans of the gallery discovery provides a fascinating insight into the love of humanity business with the world's oceans. In this astonishing Maritime Museum, you will find answers to questions such as how people can find their way across the ocean? The gallery has five wings - wing navigation maps wing, science and the sea, the exploration of Polish and under the sea Needless to say, each section is more exciting than the other.

First, users are bound by the plight of how the museum portrays the exploits of the early explorers who sailed around the world with navigation tools very simple. The incredible journeys Polynesians, Vikings, Greeks and Romans were quite skillfully depicted.

With regard to mapping the world is concerned, the museum delves deeply into the meaning of the cards, and the human being successful in circumnavigating the world since the invention of maps and charts.

The museum is also exploring how science has had an impact in the way people have undertaken journeys. The polar regions are also covered in this museum. The harsh weather conditions and the landscape have always major challenge for the explorers. The museum examines how Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton undertook expeditions to the South Pole ice despite insurmountable.

The museum offers a fascinating insight into the recent developments in the exploration under water, which are only three years old. The museum interpreter of how humanity has made its foray into the depths of the world's oceans and explored the deepest realms of our ocean beds, and uncovered many hidden secrets.

The museum regularly organizes special events, study sessions and exhibitions for visitors. So, try to coincide your trip when there is something that will interest you.