2. MCC MUSEUM- LORD’S, LONDON, ENGLAND 
LORD’S and Cricket. These two things go hand in hand; so much so that this prestigious stadium in London includes a museum maintained by the MCC, which was opened by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh in 1953. Its collection, however, begun in 1864 and tends to cover the full history of cricket from its emergence in the early 18th century to the modern age of Twenty20 and the IPL.
The most treasured asset of this museum is the original Ashes urn. As per reports, Ivo Bligh’s (The England skipper in 1882) widow donated the urn to MCC in 1928. This priceless artefact rarely leaves LORD’S barring the 2006/07 season when more than 1, 00,000 people came to see the urn in Australia as part of the MCC Travelex Ashes Exhibition.
If you belong to that category of people who like to dwell in cricketing folklore, you will be delighted to hear that the museum consists of cricket kit used by some of the greatest players of all time-be it Victor Trumper, Jack Hobbs, Sir Don Bradman or Shane Warne.
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The best part about the museum is it remains open throughout the year and is part of the famous LORD’S Tour. Visitors must get their tickets for the Major Match Day to gain entry. Entry to the museum on Major Match Days is free. Apart from displaying the aforementioned valuable artefacts, the museum has also managed to capture the sentiments attached to the Gentleman’s Game quite successfully. The stuffed sparrow bowled out by Jahangir Khan in 1936 and the famous Prudential Cup which was last lifted by KapilDev in 1983 happen to be notable attractions of this place.
There is also the Brian Johnston Memorial Theatre which exhibits footage of some of the best performances in 400 years of cricket history. Maybe, that is why they call LORD’S the ‘Home of Cricket’. The icing on the cake is a touchscreen version of the LORD’S 200 3D Model, as a part of their bicentenary year celebrations.
