Churchill Museum

　　The Churchill Museum is a museum in London and one of the five branches of the Imperial War Museums, featuring the Cabinet War Rooms. Unlike other museums, this one is located underground and served as the British government’s command center during World War II. Its construction began in 1938, and it became operational in 1939.

　　After World War II, the site was almost abandoned, and its preservation was overseen by the Ministry of Works. In the 1980s, it was taken over by the Imperial War Museum and opened to the public in 1984, with a renewed exhibition for visitors in 2005. The museum consists of 21 rooms of various sizes, divided into four sections: the Cabinet Room, Churchill’s office and bedroom, the Map Room (Command Headquarters), and the Guard Room. The Cabinet Room spans approximately 30 square meters, with walls covered in maps—one world map marked in red showing the distribution of Britain’s global colonies. The room mainly contains tables and chairs. The meeting room remains preserved as it was, featuring steel-beam-reinforced ceilings, wall maps, original documents on the tables, and ashtrays at each seat.

　　Visitors can view items related to Churchill, including a single sofa bed, a desk, telephones, folders, drinking cups, a large ashtray, and an unlit cigar.

　　Churchill War Rooms Reason to visit: One of the five branches of the Imperial War Museums Continent: Europe【Europe】 Country/Region: Britain[Britain] Province/State: Greater London [Greater London] City: London [London]