The former home of the composer, where he lived for more than 30 years until his death in 1759, is a celebration of his genius. It's the first museum in London solely dedicated to one composer, and that is made much of with room settings in the contemporary fine Georgian style. You can linger over original manuscripts (there are more to be seen in the British Library) and gaze at portraits, accompanied by live music -- if the adjoining music rooms are being used by musicians in rehearsal. Some of the composer's most famous pieces were created here, including Messiah and Music for the Royal Fireworks. The museum occupies both No. 25 and the adjoining house, where life in Georgian London is displayed in exhibit space (another musical star, Jimi Hendrix, lived here for a brief time in the 1960s, although all that remains of his presence is a blue plaque outside the house). COST: £4.50. Tube: Bond St.