M Shed is a museum that features colorful exhibits that detail the history of Bristol, England and its people, within a dockside transit shed from the 1950s. The Bristol Places gallery is focused on the dynamic and physical aspects of the city, while the Bristol People gallery explores various activities both from the past and the present that helped shape Bristol into the city it is today. The museum also features a number of working exhibits, such as the Electric Cranes and Fairbairn Steam Crane; the Henbury and Portbury steam locomotives; the Fire-boat Pyronaut, as well as the John King and Mayflower vessels. M Shed provides a wonderful way to spend the day in Bristol.

Princes Wharf, Wapping Road, Bristol, United Kingdom, Phone: +44-11-73-52-66-00

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