helicopter – Leonardo da Vinci’s famous drawing of a flying machine with a rotating sail. The exhibitions tell both technological and human stories. A simulator allows visitors to ‘fly’ a helicopter for themselves

and suppliers turned the port metropolis into Europe's oil capital. The Aberdeen Maritime Museum tells the story of the city's long relationship with the sea. It houses a unique collection on shipbuilding

a total of around 2000 square meters of exhibition space in over 40 rooms. More than 2000 exhibits tell about the exciting history, the interesting culture and the extraordinarily diverse nature of the

Museum. This was set up by a voluntary group in 1964 and opened in 1971. It has five galleries telling the story of industries of special importance in the region: coal mining, railways, bicycle-making

shows 1,800 coin-operated exhibits. There are machines to sell sweets, chocolate or sausages or to tell your weight. There are machines that play music, made between the nineteenth century and the modern

former tobacco warehouse dating from 1869 on the Quai de Citadelle at the Bassin de Commerce. It tells of the herring fishery of the Middle Ages, the naval wars during the period of European expansion

the history of Finnish paper industry and art. The museum believes in the power of narrative and tells touching tales from history and today. The story of G. A. Serlachius, a legend in Finnish paper industry

explains the origins of salt and brine, shows various crystalline structures of natural minerals and tells the story of salt production along the Hellweg trade route in Westphalia. Many interactive exhibits

exported to other parts of Scotland, to England, and abroad to Europe. The Musem is a National Museum, telling the story of the Scottish fishing industry, its boats, harbours and communities. It displays cover

1889. The old engine room and other buildings around the base of the tower are a large museum that tells the story of signalling at sea from ancient times to the present. The authoritative national collection

following year it was first suggested that the building would be an appropriate location for a museum to tell the story of Great Yarmouth and its herring industry. The aroma of herring still lingers in the museum´s

vegetables for the kitchens. In the halls, enormous harvesting machines and interpretation boards tell the celebrated story of Norfolk´s agricultural revolution. Reminders of appalling rural poverty jostle

restored home of the first director of the mines, Charles Defrance, born in Metz in 1839. Displays tell the story of the mining community in Visnes, and visitors are able to examine the remains of the copper

has spacious car parking facilities. It is also home to the William Marriott Railway Museum that tells the story of the line, located in the rebuilt goods shed. The line was originally opened in June 1887

early nineteenth century, after which the spirit became popular all over Europe. The museum which tells the story of the industry is located in a mansion house of 1829 that was one of the first large-scale

The Museum tells the story of the social history of the Cynon Valley from 1800 to the present. Audio visual presentations in the gallery include films on the iron industry around 1830 and the Miner’s Strike

scythes, a drilling shop for making holes to fix the blades, a steam engine and stables. Displays tell visitors about how the works operated and the lives of the people who worked there. The site also

and its partners from the first cars of the 1880s to racing cars and limousines of the 1960s. It tells the history of motoring from bicycles to motorbikes and cars. There is also a recreation of Carl Benz’s

supported by a voluntary association, the Forderverein Esche-Museum eV, was established in 2001. It tells the story of the hosiery industry from the time when it was entirely a domestic manufacture, through

Ask most people in the West Midlands about Stourport-on-Severn, and they will tell you it is a great day out. The town is popular with visitors from the urban areas because of its beautiful riverside setting