The handsome 18th-century Villa Henderson has been home to Livorno's Natural History Museum since 1980. The museum offers an interesting insight into the area's geology, wildlife and plantlife.

On display are exhibits from the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods. Of great interest to children is the skeleton of 'Annie', a whale which ran aground on the Livorno coast.

The grounds of the villa contain a Botanical Garden which contain examples of Mediterranean flora.

Museo Provinciale di Storia Naturale del Mediterraneo
Villa Henderson
Via Roma 234,
Livorno
Tel. +39 0586 266711

Opening times:
Tuesdays to Saturdays, 9am-1pm, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays also open from 3pm-7pm.
Sundays, 3pm-7pm
Closed on 1 Jan, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, 25 April, 1 & 22 May, 1 Nov, 25 & 26 December