Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum

For a sporting venue known for its strict adherence to tradition, the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum is impressively futuristic, with its 3D cinema explaining the science of the game and a holographic John McEnroe (yes, seriously) roaming the dressing room. Interviews with players are broadcast on TV screens and an interactive area allows visitors to handle racquets, test their reaction skills in simulation games and have their picture taken with the singles trophies.

Tracing the history of lawn tennis, there is memorabilia dating as far back as 1555, while new additions to the collection include outfits worn in the 2011 Championships by winners Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitova and an exhibition dedicated to Fred Perry. At the centre of the show are the famous Championship trophies, as held aloft by the game's greatest players. There is also a display dedicated to a proud Wimbledon tradition, the queue. You can go on behind-the-scenes tours of the grounds and facilities and get a 360° view of the arena from a special viewing platform.

Wimbledon will be hosting the Olympic tennis tournament this year and a special exhibition charting the history of tennis at the Olympics will be running from late February until the end of 2012. However, the museum will be closed from Jul 9-27 and Aug 7-14, and during the Games itself (Jul 28-Aug 6) will only be open to Olympic ticket holders.