5 Best museums In Plymouth, Devon
If you are a museum enthusiast and are visiting Plymouth in the Devon area, ensure that these five museums are on your must see list.
1. Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery – Located in the heart of the city and a stone’s throw away from the Drake Circus Shopping Centre, this Plymouth museum is home to a plethora of local and international artefacts. Four new galleries have been added to the Museum and house natural history and human history collections and artefacts.
2. Plymouth Dome – Located in the vicinity of Plymouth Hoe, the Dome is the site of innumerable exhibitions that chronicle every development from Elizabethan times to the 
two world wars and the impact it has had on England, Plymouth and the surrounding areas. The Plymouth Dome also includes an interactive maritime exhibit and a recreation of the sights and smells of times gone by.
3. Elizabethan House – With a Tudor-style garden and dating back to the 16th century, this museum is known to be the one time residence of a sea captain and is a simulation of life as it would have been 400 years ago. The entire museum is furnished in keeping with the styles of the 16th century.
4. Merchants House – Merchants House was once the residence of Captain William Park, a wealthy local, and is situated on St. Andrews Street. It serves as an example of what Plymouth must have been like in the past. It also features a Victorian schoolroom and displays centred on the Great Western Railway. Information on how the city was impacted by the Second World War can also be found here.
5. Turner Fishing Museum – Situated in the Barbican area of Plymouth, this museum details the city’s history with the fishing industry and features fishing boats, audio-visual displays and shark exhibits as well.
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