| Each year, more than 5 million visitors flock to | | | | Cornish mining from the 18th century. Explore the |
| Cornwall to enjoy the attractions in warm | | | | tunnels first, and then tour the museum above |
| weather. There are however days when rains | | | | ground. The museum houses a coffee shop |
| displace the regular sunshine. The opposite coasts | | | | where teens can socialize. Enjoy a cup of the |
| always seem to present the best of either ends. | | | | aromatic drink while you view the surrounding |
| You can very well expect the north coast to be | | | | coastline of Land's End from the window. The |
| rainy when the south coast is sunny (and vice | | | | view gets better when the heavy downpour |
| versa). When you stay in a holiday cottage | | | | outside subsides to a gentle drizzle. |
| instead of a regular hotel or a backpacking hostel, | | | | The National Maritime Museum is a compendium |
| you have the option to cross the peninsula and | | | | of one dozen modern galleries overlooking |
| visit areas that sport just your kind of weather | | | | Falmouth Harbour. The museum's gigantic |
| condition. Alternately, you can stay put and make | | | | windows give you plenty of room to witness |
| an effort to relish every moment of your Cornish | | | | breath-taking spectacles of the harbour under |
| holiday ? whatever your age, whatever the | | | | water. The exhibits feature at least 27 uniquely |
| weather and wherever you are. Here are some | | | | crafted boats, with each boat fulfilling a specific |
| attractions in Cornwall that let you do just that: | | | | purpose as well. Any questions you may have can |
| Kiddie Fun | | | | be answered when you attend the museum's |
| Goonhilly Downs is the site of the world's biggest | | | | boat building workshop. |
| satellite stations. Here you and the kids can get | | | | The Bodmin Jail and the Bodmin Courtroom |
| interactive fun by learning about Cold War | | | | satisfies your teenage craving for thrills and |
| technology and the latest iPhone features. A | | | | spooks with gusto. The jail showcases a tour of |
| guided tour will educate you on how the Goonhilly | | | | haunted dungeons that will surely tickle your |
| earth station transmits visual images of events on | | | | imagination. You may want to temper your fear |
| this planet and beyond, including but not limited to | | | | of the supernatural with some logical challenge as |
| the first moon landings, the pioneering live | | | | you enter Shire Hall and immerse yourself in the |
| coverage of the Olympics as well as an all-original | | | | famed courtroom experience dating back to |
| concert called "Live Aid." The interactive zones are | | | | 1844. Here, you have the chance to sit as a jury |
| guaranteed to blow your mind. You and the | | | | member in Matthew Weeks' trial. Weeks was the |
| youngsters will need hours to digest everything | | | | primary suspect for the murder of a local girl in |
| from this visit. | | | | Bodmin Moor. Is Weeks indeed the murderer or is |
| Royal Cornwall Museum always has something of | | | | he just the unfortunate, innocent scapegoat? You |
| interest for both the curious and the lovers of | | | | decide! |
| history. The museum is known to be the most | | | | Entertainment for Grown-ups |
| prestigious and the oldest in the lot, giving you a | | | | The Eden Project is the world's biggest |
| detailed preview of Cornish history beginning with | | | | conservatory, taking you well beyond Cornwall |
| the Stone Age and onwards. You can also see | | | | without having to book a ticket to the tropics or |
| some fascinating exhibits including those of an | | | | the Mediterranean. Although the name has an |
| Egyptian mummy and some excellent ceramics. If | | | | outdoor ring to it, you can actually have fun from |
| you come to Cornwall on a budget, do not miss | | | | the simulated wonders of the natural world inside |
| visiting this museum. Admission comes at the | | | | two gigantic indoor environments. One is a tropical |
| sweet price of nothing. | | | | rainforest, complete with jungle foliage that you |
| The Flambards Experience offers not only fun | | | | can touch. Another is a Mediterranean paradise |
| rides but a variety of indoor exhibitions as well. | | | | where you can see, feel and learn about |
| Once you are inside the place, you will forget | | | | pineapples, tobacco, ebony and cork. |
| about the inclement weather outside. Some highly | | | | Porthcurno Telegraph Museum can answer your |
| recommended exhibits that will please both young | | | | musings ranging from secret World War II |
| and old include the Exploratorium, the Aviation | | | | messages to the evolution of technologies used |
| Experience, the Victorian Village and Memory | | | | for communication. The award-winning museum is |
| Lane. | | | | the actual site of the first underwater telegraph |
| Tween and Teen Amusement | | | | cable which in 1870 got connected to Bombay. |
| Geevor Tin Mine gives you some sights and | | | | Outside Porthcurno Telegraph Museum lie the |
| sounds of the largest preserved mining site in | | | | beach and an open-air theatre called "Minack" |
| Cornwall. The mine also serves as a museum | | | | attractions that you too can conveniently check |
| where you can trace the historical highlights of | | | | out in the event the rain subsides. |