It's free to get in, and is absolutely stuffed with cool things to gawk at.
Some of the items there include:
Ancient Egyptian writing tablets
Blue Whale jaw bones
A Black Knight rocket
Native American tribal dress
A ski-doo
A skeleton cast of a Giant Sloth
A huge 1950's telescope from the Royal Observatory
Stunning geode formations
At least one set of bagpipes
It really is a brilliant collection, the museum itself is beautiful, having just undergone extensive renovation. One of the most fascinating exhibits, to me anyway, was Sir Alexander Fleming's impressive collection of awards and medals, particularly his 1945 Nobel Prize for Medicine. It was the first time I have ever seen a Nobel medal in the flesh, and it was an awe-inspiring moment to gaze upon objects that once belonged to such a brilliant and important person - it has been estimated that his discovery of penicillin has helped save over 200 million lives in the last 50 or so years.
You can search and browse the Museum's collections in a surprisingly well-made and easy to use catalogue here: http://www.nms.ac.uk/collections/
I have absolutely no doubt that we'll be going back again soon - even a few hours there was not enough to see everything - and maybe next time I will remember to take the camera with me...
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