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Museums/Galleries in London
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Apsley House (Wellington Museum) 
For Hyde Park Corner read "hero's corner"; even in the subway... Be the first to write a review |
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St. James's and Mayfair
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Bankside Gallery
Two artistic societies—the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers... Be the first to write a review |
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South Bank
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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 |
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British Museum
With a facade like a great temple, this celebrated treasure house... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 5.0/5 |
Museums / Galleries | Bloomsbury and Legal London |
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Cabinet War Rooms & Churchill Museum
It was from this small warren of underground rooms—beneath... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.8/5 |
Museums / Galleries | Westminster and Royal London |
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The Clink Prison
Giving rise to the term clink, or jail, this institution was... Be the first to write a review |
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South Bank
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Courtauld Institute Gallery
One of London's most beloved art collections, the Courtauld is... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.4/5 |
Museums / Galleries | Soho and Covent Garden |
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Dalí Universe
Here is Europe's most comprehensively arranged collection by... Be the first to write a review |
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South Bank
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Design Museum
This was the first museum in the world to elevate everyday design... Be the first to write a review |
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South Bank
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Dickens House Museum
This is the only one of the many London houses Charles Dickens... Be the first to write a review |
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Bloomsbury and Legal London
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Dr. Johnson's House
This is where Samuel Johnson lived between 1748 and 1759, compiling... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 3.2/5 |
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The City
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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 |
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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 |
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Fan Museum
The 2,000 fans here, housed in two restored 1820s buildings opposite... Be the first to write a review |
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Greenwich
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Fenton House
This is Hampstead's oldest surviving house. Now a National Trust... Be the first to write a review |
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Regent's Park and Hampstead
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Florence Nightingale Museum
Here you can learn all about the founder of the first school... Be the first to write a review |
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South Bank
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Freud Museum
The father of psychoanalysis lived here for a year, between his... Be the first to write a review |
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Regent's Park and Hampstead
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The Garden Museum
Before you even go into this rather absorbing little museum... Be the first to write a review |
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South Bank
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Geffrye Museum
Here's where you can discover what life was really like for the... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries | East End |
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Handel House Museum
The former home of the composer, where he lived for more than... Be the first to write a review |
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St. James's and Mayfair
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Hayward Gallery
The gray, windowless bunker tucked behind the Southbank Centre... Be the first to write a review |
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South Bank
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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 |
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Imperial War Museum
Despite its title, this museum of 20th-century warfare does not... Be the first to write a review |
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South Bank
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Jewish Museum
This museum gives a comprehensive history of the Jewish people... Be the first to write a review |
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Regent's Park and Hampstead
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Keats House
Here you can see the plum tree under which the young Romantic... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries | Regent's Park and Hampstead |
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London Canal Museum
Near the recently reopened St. Pancras International terminal... Be the first to write a review |
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Regent's Park and Hampstead
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London Dungeon
Here's the goriest, grisliest, most gruesome attraction in town... Be the first to write a review |
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South Bank
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London Transport Museum
Housed in the old flower market at the southeast corner of the... Be the first to write a review |
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Soho and Covent Garden
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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 |
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Regent's Park and Hampstead
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Madame Tussauds
One of London's busiest sights, this is nothing more and nothing... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 1.0/5 |
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Regent's Park and Hampstead
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Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising
This extraordinary little museum does exactly what it says on... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries | Notting Hill and Bayswater |
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Museum of London
If there's one place to get the history of London sorted out... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries | The City |
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National Gallery
Standing proudly at the top of Trafalgar Square is one of the... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 5.0/5 |
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Westminster and Royal London
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National Maritime Museum
Following a millennial face-lift, one of Greenwich's star attractions... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries | Greenwich |
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National Portrait Gallery
A suitably idiosyncratic collection that presents a potted history... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.2/5 |
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Westminster and Royal London
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Natural History Museum
The outrageously ornate terra-cotta facade of this enormous Victorian... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries | Kensington, Chelsea and Knightsbridge |
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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 |
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The Queen's Gallery
The former chapel at the south side of Buckingham Palace is now... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 3.6/5 |
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Westminster and Royal London
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Ripley's Believe It Or Not!
London's latest tourist attraction opened in September 2008 and... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries | St. James's and Mayfair |
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Royal Academy of Arts
Burlington House was built in the Palladian style for the Earl... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries | St. James's and Mayfair |
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Royal Mews
Fairy-tale gold-and-glass coaches and sleek Rolls-Royce state... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.0/5 |
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Westminster and Royal London
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Saatchi Gallery
Charles Saatchi, who made his fortune building an advertising... Be the first to write a review |
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Kensington, Chelsea and Knightsbridge
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Science Museum
This, the third of the great South Kensington museums, stands... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries | Kensington, Chelsea and Knightsbridge |
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Sherlock Holmes Museum
Outside Baker Street station, by the Marylebone Road exit, is... Be the first to write a review |
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Regent's Park and Hampstead
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Sir John Soane's Museum
Sir John (1753-1837), architect of the Bank of England, bequeathed... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.9/5 |
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Bloomsbury and Legal London
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Somerset House
An old royal palace once stood on the site, but it was eventually... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries | Soho and Covent Garden |
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St. Paul's Cathedral
The symbolic heart of London, St. Paul's may take your breath... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 5.0/5 |
Museums / Galleries | The City |
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Tate Britain
Although the building is not quite as awe-inspiring as Tate Modern... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 5.0/5 |
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Westminster and Royal London
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Tate Modern
A working power station from 1947 to 1981, this hulking monolith... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.2/5 |
Museums / Galleries | South Bank |
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Thames Barrier Visitors' Centre
Learn what comes between London and its famous river—a... Be the first to write a review |
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Greenwich
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Tower Bridge
Despite its medieval, fairy-tale appearance, this is a Victorian... Be the first to write a review |
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The City
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Tower of London
Nowhere else does London's history come to life so vividly as... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.8/5 |
Museums / Galleries, Castles / Palaces | The City |
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V&A Museum of Childhood
This is the East End outpost of the Victoria & Albert Museum—in... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries | East End |
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Victoria & Albert Museum
Always referred to as the V&A, this huge museum is devoted... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 5.0/5 |
Museums / Galleries | Kensington, Chelsea and Knightsbridge |
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Wallace Collection
Assembled by four generations of marquesses of Hertford and given... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 5.0/5 |
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Regent's Park and Hampstead
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Wellcome Museum
If you fancy something medicinal, sample this quirky collection... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries | Bloomsbury and Legal London |
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White Cube
The original White Cube had cramped quarters in genteel St. James's—this... Be the first to write a review |
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East End
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Whitechapel Art Gallery
Founded in 1901, this gallery is undergoing a £13 million... Be the first to write a review |
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East End
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