A
popular seaside
resort, Bournemouth caters to all types of visitors. The sea
front is covered with large villas and hotels while many shops,
amusement parks, nightclubs and casinos can be found in the
city.
Well-known
for its beautiful gardens, Bournemouth is full of many green
parks and flowerbeds such as the Compton Acres and the Pavilion
Rock Garden. It is a truly magnificent place to visit in the
springtime.
The Russell-Cotes
Museum and the Bournemouth Exhibition Center are the two notable
museums in the town. The Russell-Cotes Museum contains magnificent
displays of butterflies and moths, porcelain and oriental art,
as well as period rooms. Sir Merton Russell-Cotes, a former
Lord Mayor, had given the large collection of Japanese art to
the museum. The Bournemouth Exhibition Center houses a huge
dinosaur safari display.
Just north
east of Bournemouth is the small town of Knoll Gardens. Six
acres of beautiful gardens are here complete with ponds, waterfalls,
streams and thousands of exotic plants collected from all over
the world.
