World Museum (Liverpool)
The World Museum is a popular and free attraction in Liverpool.
The collections include the Clore Natural History Centre and the interactive Bug House and Aquarium, showing fish from Australia to the Isle of Anglesey.
There are expert staff on duty to answer questions and run demonstrations.
A mangrove swamp tank has a tidal effect to mimic the rise and fall of water along a tropical shore.
Microscopes and videa cameras allow unfamiliar tiny organisms to be seen more easily.