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Discover tales of world famous explorers, sail a ship into port with a state-of-the-art Bridge simulator and explore Britain’s seafaring history in the largest maritime museum in the world. London Pass holders can also claim a free souvenir guide when they visit the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.

The National Maritime Museum houses over 2 million objects related to seafaring; this Greenwich museum has both permanent and changing exhibitions over three floors and possesses the most important holdings in the world on the history of Britain at sea including both British and Dutch maritime art, cartography, manuscripts, and ship models.

The Greenwich maritime museum site also includes the Royal Observatory where you can stand on the famous Greenwich Meridian Line with one foot in each hemisphere, and view one of the most important collections in the world of time-keeping and astronomy.

Also on this London tourist site is the Queen’s House, location of one the most incredible collections of maritime fine art in the UK – and, as a Royal Palace designed by Inigo Jones, it is a place of significant architectural and social importance in itself.

It’s worth planning a whole day’s visit to this culturally rich part of the city - there are several other key attractions in Greenwich, with London museums such as the Fan Museum and The Wernher Collection at Ranger’s House in nearby Blackheath – all free with the London Pass.