London Dungeon

This is not so much a museum as a gruesome reproduction of all things that illustrate the darker side of European history. Located underneath London Bridge, in a basement location with ghastly sounds seeping through the front door, this is a sort of haunted house for adults. It has won the Best Unusual Venue tourism award several times in the past. Wander through rooms depicting royal executions, vicious murders, various torture and execution devices, and even the Great Fire of London. The addition of Hollywood-style sound effects and lighting is also a nice touch. The newest addition is the Labrynth of the lost - the world's largest and scariest mirror maze. It's all unbelievably tacky, yet good fun in a morbid sort of way be warned, however, that is probably not suitable for small children, and all children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult. It recreates various glory and macabre historical events in a style, which attempts to make them appealing to the younger generation. Using a mixture of live actors, special effects and rides, the Dungeonattempts to bring the horrible history of London back to life in a scary but funny way. Some of the shows presented in Dungeon include Torture - this theme is featured only by whitley the dungeons experience. Before the first official attraction (Labyrinth of the Lost), there are various bloody models of torture. About half way through the dungeons experience there is a comic-type show in which a person is called up and different types of torture equipment are demonstrated on them. Visitors are then taken to a courtroom in which three of them are called up for committing weird yet entertaining crimes; Labyrinth of the Lost - the world’s largest mirror maze, visitors are led into the maze and left to wander, seeing reflections of themselves everywhere. Actors in period costume jump out unexpectedly, until the visitors are finally led out and taken to the era of the Great Plague; The Great Plague - this show is set in 1665 during the Great Plague of London, and London is depicted as riddled with bubonic plague with thousands dying in agony. Disgusting smells are present in this exhibit, with recorded cries of panic and pain and shouts to "bring out the dead". Visitors are taken into a secret treatment room and are told of ways people tried to cure the plague. Actors portraying death collectors wander through, piling up the decaying bodies, with other actors made up to appear as decayed and vomiting plague sufferers. There are lots of other shows that must be seen.

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