Booth Museum of Natural History, Brighton

Fans of the macabre will be in their element at the Booth Museum of Natural History in Brighton - one of the UK's largest provincial natural history museums.

Housed within the Booth Museum are displays of stuffed British birds and insects in faithful recreations of their natural settings as well as an exhibit devoted to the human skeleton - both of which are sure to delight those who look to the darker side of life.

October 19th will see the museum open at night for the Night Explorer Event, where visitors will explore the exhibits in eerie dimness and will also be able to handle live snakes and spiders as well as fossils estimated to be several million years old.

Attendees to those museum at all times will also be able to learn about the natural world in an interactive discovery room and examine natural history literature and data dating back over three centuries.
The Booth Museum of Natural History is closed Thursdays.

Address: Booth Museum of Natural History, 194 Dyke Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 5AA.

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