Sir John Soane's Museum

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The architext John Soane left his house and the collections it contains to the British nation. Paintings, marble sculptures, cameos and an Egyptian sarcophagus are among the things the visitor can see. There's also an exhibit on John Betjeman, the writer-poet-presenter.

What I like most about the museum is that it feels like walking into somebody's house. You go up to the door, ring the bell, wait for someone to answer, leave your coat on a hanger, then walk around at your own pace.