Nestled in Henley Street, Shakespeare’s Birthplace is a half-timbered house where it is said that William Shakespeare took birth and spent his childhood years. The place is now a small museum and houses over 1 million exhibits used to preserve and propagate the story of Shakespeare, his childhood, his family, his work, his town and his influence on the world. Being home to the direct documentary evidence of Shakespeare’s life, the museum has become a literature lover’s paradise.