UPI – A London man took an educational tour of his home city and broke a Guinness World Record by visiting 42 museums in 24 hours.
Ben Melham, 42, said his kids, Matilde and Henrik, inspired him to attempt the record for the most museums visited in 24 hours.
“This record began as a conversation with my children about how hard it could be to break a world record while we were reading their Guinness World Records book together,” he told Guinness World Records.
Melham’s kids joined him on some of his museum visits during his whirlwind record attempt. He said London is an ideal city for such a project.
“London was an obvious choice for this attempt. With over 200 registered museums, it is one of the world’s great museum cities, offering a unique diversity – from renowned institutions like the British Museum and the V&A to smaller gems like the Bank of England Museum and the Bow Street Police Museum,” he said.
Melham visited 42 museums during his 24-hour attempt, breaking the record of 33 museums set by Sujoy Kumar Mitra and Swaroop Dawrani in Delhi, India, in 2024.
