The Science Museum pretty much does what it says on the tin. Thankfully it does so much of the stuff that even when the newly revamped Launchpad on the 3rd floor is occupied by squealingly excited schoolchildren smashing the interactive gadgets, there’s always a quiet display in a deserted corner containing some fascinating item not originally produced by IKEA.

The top two floors, given over to Medical science, tend to be less popular but are equally worth exploring. After all where else can you ogle a mummified skull bearing the fallout of pre-modern brain surgery, a 6-inch Victorian brass and iron enema syringe and then watch the video of the original “Macgyver” squirrel?

Invariably offering something for every family member this museum is also the ideal place to bring your Buddhist friends in order to point out what’s missing from their lives.