Upside Down House

This architectural curiosity features an entire house built completely upside down, with furniture attached to the ceiling and visitors walking through rooms that challenge perception. The interactive installation includes themed rooms where everything from toilets to televisions hangs above your head. Originally created as an art project, it offers a disorienting but memorable experience that's particularly popular for unusual photography. It sits in Bournemouth's Town Centre & The Square, close to the other main sights. It is not a headline attraction and most visitors walk past without knowing it exists, but for those with a specific interest it adds something the bigger sights cannot.

Priority: Low - specialist interest only Time needed: 30-45 minutes Best for: a genuinely unique experience Skip if: You have mobility issues or get motion sickness easily from disorienting environments Cost: £8 adult, £6 child, £7 student/senior

You enter through what appears to be the roof and walk through completely inverted rooms where beds hang from the ceiling above your head and you look up at kitchen appliances. The disorienting effect is immediate and makes for compelling photographs as you pose in impossible positions relative to the furniture.

Accessibility: Not suitable for wheelchairs due to uneven surfaces and stairs, may cause disorientation for those with balance issues

This is not one of Bournemouth's essential stops, and that is part of what makes it worthwhile. If a genuinely unique experience that produces memorable photos and challenges your spatial awareness interests you, Upside Down House delivers a more personal experience than the bigger attractions because you are not competing with crowds for space. Where Bournemouth Pier gives you the postcard version of Bournemouth, Upside Down House shows you something most visitors never see. Afternoon tends to work best here.

Skip if: You have mobility issues or get motion sickness easily from disorienting environments

• Book online for slight discount.
• Wear appropriate clothing as you'll be looking up frequently.
• Allow extra time for photo opportunities in each room.

Insider tip: Visit during school hours on weekdays for the most peaceful photo opportunities without children running around

Excellent Instagram opportunities in every room, no flash restrictions, tripods allowed