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Name	Category	Location

The Adam Houses All that remains of what was once a regal riverfront row of houses... Be the first to write a review	Neighborhoods / Streets	Soho and Covent Garden View on a map

Admiralty Arch Gateway to the Mall—no, not an indoor shopping center but... Be the first to write a review	Architectural Sites	Westminster and Royal London View on a map

Bank of England Known for the past couple of centuries as "the Old Lady of Threadneedle... Be the first to write a review	Financial Institutions	The City View on a map

Bankside Gallery Two artistic societies—the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	South Bank View on a map

Barbican Centre With two theaters; the London Symphony Orchestra and its auditorium... Be the first to write a review	Arts / Performance Venues	The City View on a map

Benjamin Franklin House Opened to the public for the first time in 2006, this architecturally... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Soho and Covent Garden

The Blind Beggar This is the dark and rather dingy Victorian den of iniquity where... Be the first to write a review	Restaurants	East End

Camden Market What started life as a small group of clothing stalls in the... Be the first to write a review	Markets / Bazaars	Regent's Park and Hampstead View on a map

Carlton House Terrace Architect John Nash designed Carlton House, a glorious example... Be the first to write a review	Architectural Sites	Westminster and Royal London View on a map

Christ Church, Spitalfields This is the 1729 masterpiece of Sir Christopher Wren's associate... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	East End View on a map

The Clink Prison Giving rise to the term clink, or jail, this institution was... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	South Bank View on a map

Cutty Sark. At this writing, the famous tea clipper itself remains closed... Be the first to write a review	Nautical Sites	Greenwich

Dennis Severs's House Enter this extraordinary time machine of a house with your imagination... Be the first to write a review	Houses / Mansions	East End View on a map

Design Museum This was the first museum in the world to elevate everyday design... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	South Bank View on a map

Dickens House Museum This is the only one of the many London houses Charles Dickens... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Bloomsbury and Legal London View on a map

Downing Street Looking like an unassuming alley but for the iron gates at both... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 1.4/5	Government Buildings	Westminster and Royal London View on a map

Dr. Johnson's House This is where Samuel Johnson lived between 1748 and 1759, compiling... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 3.2/5	Museums / Galleries	The City View on a map

Dulwich Picture Gallery A small but distinguished gallery in the London arts scene, Dulwich... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	South Bank

Estorick Collection Just west of Hoxton, on the eastern end of the affluent, yuppie... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	East End

Fan Museum The 2,000 fans here, housed in two restored 1820s buildings opposite... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Greenwich View on a map

Fenton House This is Hampstead's oldest surviving house. Now a National Trust... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Regent's Park and Hampstead View on a map

Florence Nightingale Museum Here you can learn all about the founder of the first school... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	South Bank View on a map

Freud Museum The father of psychoanalysis lived here for a year, between his... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Regent's Park and Hampstead View on a map

The Garden Museum Before you even go into this rather absorbing little museum... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	South Bank View on a map

Gray's Inn Although the least architecturally interesting of the four Inns... Be the first to write a review	Architectural Sites	Bloomsbury and Legal London View on a map

Grosvenor Square This square (pronounced Grove-na) was laid out in 1725-31 and... Be the first to write a review	Squares	St. James's and Mayfair View on a map

Guildhall The Corporation of London, which oversees The City, has ceremonially... Be the first to write a review	Architectural Sites	The City View on a map

Handel House Museum The former home of the composer, where he lived for more than... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	St. James's and Mayfair View on a map

HMS Belfast. At 613 feet, this is one of the largest and most powerful cruisers... Be the first to write a review	Nautical Sites	South Bank

Horse Guards Parade Once the tiltyard of Whitehall Palace, where jousting tournaments... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 4.2/5	Squares	Westminster and Royal London View on a map

Household Cavalry Museum Horse lovers can see working horses belonging to the British... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Westminster and Royal London

Imperial War Museum Despite its title, this museum of 20th-century warfare does not... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	South Bank View on a map

Institute of Contemporary Arts Behind its incongruous white-stucco facade on the Mall next to... Be the first to write a review	Arts / Performance Venues	Westminster and Royal London View on a map

Jewish Museum This museum gives a comprehensive history of the Jewish people... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Regent's Park and Hampstead View on a map

Leicester Square Looking at the neon of the major movie houses, the fast-food... Be the first to write a review	Squares	Soho and Covent Garden View on a map

Lincoln's Inn There's plenty to see at one of the oldest, best preserved, and... Be the first to write a review	Architectural Sites	Bloomsbury and Legal London View on a map

London Aquarium The curved, colonnaded, neoclassic hulk of County Hall once housed... Be the first to write a review	Zoos / Aquariums	South Bank View on a map

London Canal Museum Near the recently reopened St. Pancras International terminal... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Regent's Park and Hampstead View on a map

London Dungeon Here's the goriest, grisliest, most gruesome attraction in town... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	South Bank View on a map

Lord's Cricket Ground & Museum If you can't manage to lay your hands on tickets for a cricket... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Regent's Park and Hampstead View on a map

Madame Tussauds One of London's busiest sights, this is nothing more and nothing... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 1.0/5	Museums / Galleries	Regent's Park and Hampstead View on a map

The Mall This stately, 115-foot-wide processional route sweeping from... Be the first to write a review	Neighborhoods / Streets	Westminster and Royal London View on a map

Old Bailey If you're lucky, this is the place to watch the real-life drama... Be the first to write a review	Government Buildings	The City View on a map

Old Operating Theatre Museum All that remains of one of England's oldest hospitals, which... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	South Bank

Old Truman Brewery This is the only one of the former East End breweries still standing... Be the first to write a review	Wineries / Breweries	East End View on a map

Ranger's House This handsome, early-18th-century villa, which was the Greenwich... Be the first to write a review	Houses / Mansions	Greenwich View on a map

Regent's Park Open-Air Theatre The theater has mounted productions of Shakespeare productions... Be the first to write a review	Arts / Performance Venues	Regent's Park and Hampstead View on a map

Royal Courts of Justice Here is the vast Victorian Gothic pile of 35 million bricks containing... Be the first to write a review	Government Buildings	Bloomsbury and Legal London View on a map

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) An art deco gem in elegant Portland Place, RIBA was built by... Be the first to write a review	Architectural Sites	Regent's Park and Hampstead

Royal London Hospital Founded in 1740, the Royal London was once as nasty as its then-neighborhood... Be the first to write a review	Hospitals	East End View on a map

Royal Mews Fairy-tale gold-and-glass coaches and sleek Rolls-Royce state... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 4.0/5	Museums / Galleries	Westminster and Royal London View on a map

Sherlock Holmes Museum Outside Baker Street station, by the Marylebone Road exit, is... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Regent's Park and Hampstead View on a map

Spencer House Ancestral abode of the Spencers—Diana, Princess of Wales's... Be the first to write a review	Houses / Mansions	St. James's and Mayfair View on a map

Spitalfields City Farm This little community farm, squashed into an urban landscape... Be the first to write a review	Farms	East End

St. Bartholomew the Great Reached via a perfect half-timber gatehouse atop a 13th-century... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	The City View on a map

St. Bride's According to legend, the distinctively tiered steeple of this... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	The City View on a map

St. James's Palace With its solitary sentry posted at the gate, this surprisingly... Be the first to write a review	Castles / Palaces	Westminster and Royal London View on a map

St. James's Square One of London's oldest and leafiest squares was also the most... Be the first to write a review	Squares	St. James's and Mayfair View on a map

St. Margaret's Church Dwarfed by its neighbor, Westminster Abbey, St. Margaret's was... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Westminster and Royal London View on a map

St. Martin-in-the-Fields One of London's best-loved and most welcoming of churches, has... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 2.2/5	Religious Sites	Westminster and Royal London View on a map

St. Mary-le-Bow This church is another classic City survivor; various versions... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 1.0/5	Religious Sites	The City View on a map

St. Paul's Church If you want to commune with the spirits of Vivien Leigh, Noël... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	Soho and Covent Garden View on a map

St. Stephen Walbrook This is the parish church many think is Wren's best, by virtue... Be the first to write a review	Religious Sites	The City View on a map

Temple Church Featuring "the Round"—a rare circular nave—this church... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 1.8/5	Religious Sites	Bloomsbury and Legal London View on a map

Thames Barrier Visitors' Centre Learn what comes between London and its famous river—a... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Greenwich View on a map

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane This is London's best-known auditorium and almost its largest... Be the first to write a review	Arts / Performance Venues	Soho and Covent Garden View on a map

University College London The college was founded in 1826 and set in a satisfyingly classical... Be the first to write a review	Educational Institutions	Bloomsbury and Legal London

Vinopolis Spread over 2 acres between the Globe Theatre and London Bridge... Be the first to write a review	Wineries / Breweries	South Bank View on a map

Wellcome Museum If you fancy something medicinal, sample this quirky collection... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	Bloomsbury and Legal London

Wellington Barracks These are the headquarters of the Guards Division, the Queen's... Be the first to write a review	Government Buildings	Westminster and Royal London View on a map

Westminster Cathedral Amid the concrete jungle of Victoria Street lies this remarkable... Write a review \| Avg. member rating: 3.4/5	Religious Sites	Westminster and Royal London View on a map

White Cube The original White Cube had cramped quarters in genteel St. James's—this... Be the first to write a review	Museums / Galleries	East End View on a map
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