![]() You can also go to hear live music (a concert of classical music or a “ gig” of rock or folk music). You can also go to a festival (such as a music or arts festival) or a fair (often an annual event with various stalls to raise money for a charity or a town). You can go and see an exhibition (in a museum or art gallery). Some palaces (= house for the royal family) or parliament buildings are also open to visitors. ![]() Other attractions include historical sites of interest (such as Roman ruins and famous battle or burial sites), as well as parks, gardens, and stately homes (= big house owned by aristocrats) and castles. Tourists often visit churches and cathedrals, as well as other historic buildings. Others are Madame Tussauds (a waxworks museum), the London Dungeons (a museum which recreates historical events), a Maritime museum, the Imperial War museum and the Tower of London (an old prison which also contains the Crown Jewels). Often these museums have interactive displays. Science Museum = a museum where you can see scientific and technological developments and discoveries. Natural History museum = a museum where you can see everything related to Earth and to the history and development of Earth, such as dinosaur skeletons, fossils, etc. ![]() In London (for example) there are many other types of museum, such as: Local history museum / Town museum = where there are displays of objects found in the local area, or which are important to the local area.Īrt gallery = where you can see paintings, photographs and sculptures, as well as exhibitions of particular artists. Here is English vocabulary for some typical places of interest for tourists to a city, town, or the countryside. ![]()
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