From dirigibles to dinosaurs and spacesuits to stethoscopes, science museums around the world hold thousands of years worth of human discovery and innovation. Click and drag to walk around some of their top exhibitions using Street View...

This is the world's largest collection of aviation and space artifacts, encompassing all aspects of human flight from its very beginning, to the Mars missions, and beyond. Click to move forward to take a tour of this gallery...

Ever wanted to experience the Space Shuttle from an astronaut's-eye view? Scroll on for an immersive, 360-degree tour...

Here's the star attraction. Click and drag as the video plays to look around you and discover Discovery...

Even in space, there are some home truths to attend to. How to answer nature's call among the stars? Click and drag to look around as the Smithsonian brings you an astronaut's answer to this "number one" question...

The City of Space is a science museum and discovery center focused on the exploration of space - the final frontier. It was opened in June 1997 and is located on the eastern outskirts of Toulouse, France. 

Inside, are interactive exhibits, including a replica rocket control room, two planetariums, and an IMAX cinema. Outside are full-size replicas of the European Ariane rocket, the Soviet spacestation Mir, and Hubble Telescope.

The Belgian Museum of Natural Sciences takes visitors all the way back in time, to the death of the dinosaurs and the beginnings of human life. The highlight of the collection is its 30 fossilised Iguanodon skeletons, which were discovered in 1878.

The hall which houses these rare and remarkably intact fossils is the largest dinosaur exhibit in the world. But don't forget to take a look at the modern mammals in the collection: the mammoth, blue whale, and Tasmanian wolf.

London's Exhibition Road is a nerve-centre of knowledge, home to more than 10 internationally-renowned institutions and museums. One of its most exciting attractions is the Science Museum, celebrating human ingenuity from flight to mobile phones, medical tech to TV.

Among its many weird and wonderful exhibits is a trip deep into the uncanny valley with a robotics room, charting the history of humanoid androids from Harry the Trumpet-Player robot to the Japanese "Kodomoroid" robo news anchor. 

Japanese excellence in science and technology is celebrated at the Naogya City Science Museum in three main sections on modern technology, life sciences, and general science with a variety of hands-on exhibits.

Most importantly, it's also home to the largest planetarium in the world. Click, drag, and use the arrows to explore it here.

This Philadelphia Academy is the oldest natural science research institution and museum in the Americas. It was founded in 1812, by many of the leading naturalists of the early American republic with the expressed aim of, "the encouragement and cultivation of the sciences".

The Academy first opened its collections to the public in 1828. The popularity of its exhibits soared in 1868 with the debut of the world's first mounted dinosaur skeleton, Hadrosaurus. Today, the museum even offers sleepovers for promising young palaeontologists.

The National Science Museum in the South Korean city of Gwacheon is dedicated to honouring the achievements of scientists across Korean history, and those of more recent, international Nobel prize winners.

Divided between medicines, physics, chemistry, and 'world saving' inventions, the museum seeks to inspire the next generation of inventors and technicians.

In 2012 much of the museum was renovated to coincide with the opening of the Planetarium, and many interactive installations were added. The upper floors of the museum are now dedicated to space and future technology.

Still got a thirst for discovery? Blast off into the Orion Nebula with this 360 video.

History may sometimes be buried, but you can't keep it down. Digging into humanity's hidden past can bring insights that shape the future. Scroll on to discover five examples of archaeological discoveries which changed the world.

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in the summer of 79 AD, it buried the Roman town of Pompeii under a blanket of ash and volcanic debris. The pyroclastic flows moved so fast, and the temperature was so hot, that few of the town’s inhabitants survived, with many frozen forever in the molten rock. 

Excavations at Pompeii have provided us with a wealth of knowledge about Ancient Rome and the lives of everyday Romans. A large number of paintings, mosaics and other relics, as well as over 1,000 bodies, have been discovered at the site, giving us an unparalleled glimpse into life 2,000 years ago. With around a third of the site (22 hectares) still to be excavated, it’s likely that Pompeii has yet more secrets to reveal. 

Use the arrows to wander the streets of the ancient city, in the shadow of Vesuvius, for yourself.

The Rosetta Stone was discovered in the Nile Delta by Napoleon’s army in 1799. On Napoleon’s defeat, the stone became the property of the British Army and it was shipped to England in 1802. 

The unique thing about the Rosetta Stone is that it features the same text in three different scripts: Greek, Egyptian demotic, and Egyptian hieroglyphics. Because scholars could already read Greek, they were able to slowly decipher the hieroglyphics, unlocking the secrets of the Egyptians in the process.

Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered by British archaeologist Howard Carter in 1922. King Tut came to the throne at about 8 or 9 and was just 18 or 19 when he died. He ruled Egypt between 1334 – 1325 BC. 

Because Tutankhamun’s tomb was virtually undisturbed when it was discovered, archaeologists were able to learn a huge amount about his life, family and beliefs. Relics from the tomb have been put on display in museums around the world, attracting huge crowds wherever they go.

The Dead Sea scrolls were discovered in the West Bank in 1946 and 1956. The ancient Hebrew manuscripts date from the last three centuries BC and the first century AD. The scrolls have huge religious and historical significance, containing works that went on to be included in the Hebrew bible.

Although many scrolls only survive in fragments, they provide scholars with vital information on linguistic and cultural development as well as an insight into the origins of the Bible. Some of the scrolls are written in Hebrew, some in Aramaic, and some in Greek.

One of the best-preserved examples of pre-Colombian Mayan civilisation in the world, Tikal is a veritable ancient metropolis, deep within the Tikal National Park, Guatemala. Click and drag to explore, and maybe even make it to the top of the famous Acropolis Norte.

The oldest buildings date to 400 BCE, but the city reached its thriving peak as the centre of the Mayan world in around 200 BCE. Local populations retained knowledge of the site for centuries, and archaeologists began to map and record the ruins from the 19th Century.