Sights & Attractions in London

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Apsley House (Wellington Museum)
For Hyde Park Corner read "hero's corner"; even in the subway...
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Museums / Galleries St. James's and Mayfair
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British Museum
With a facade like a great temple, this celebrated treasure house...
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Museums / Galleries Bloomsbury and Legal London
 
Buckingham Palace
It's rare to get a chance to see how the other half—well...
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Castles / Palaces Westminster and Royal London
 
Hampstead Heath
For an escape from the ordered prettiness of Hampstead, head...
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Parks Regent's Park and Hampstead
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Hampton Court Palace
The first buildings of Hampton Court belonged to a religious...
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Castles / Palaces The Thames Upstream
 
London Zoo
The zoo, owned by the Zoological Society of London (a charity)...
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Zoos / Aquariums Regent's Park and Hampstead
 
National Gallery
Standing proudly at the top of Trafalgar Square is one of the...
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Museums / Galleries Westminster and Royal London
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National Portrait Gallery
A suitably idiosyncratic collection that presents a potted history...
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Museums / Galleries Westminster and Royal London
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Natural History Museum
The outrageously ornate terra-cotta facade of this enormous Victorian...
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Museums / Galleries Kensington, Chelsea and Knightsbridge
 
Royal Academy of Arts
Burlington House was built in the Palladian style for the Earl...
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Museums / Galleries St. James's and Mayfair
 
Science Museum
This, the third of the great South Kensington museums, stands...
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Museums / Galleries Kensington, Chelsea and Knightsbridge
 
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
A spectacular theater, this is a replica of Shakespeare's open-roof...
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Neighborhoods / Streets South Bank
 
Somerset House
An old royal palace once stood on the site, but it was eventually...
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Museums / Galleries Soho and Covent Garden
 
St. James's Park
With three palaces at its borders (the Palace of Westminster...
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Parks Westminster and Royal London
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St. Paul's Cathedral
The symbolic heart of London, St. Paul's may take your breath...
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Museums / Galleries The City
 
Tate Britain
Although the building is not quite as awe-inspiring as Tate Modern...
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Museums / Galleries Westminster and Royal London
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Tate Modern
A working power station from 1947 to 1981, this hulking monolith...
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Museums / Galleries South Bank
 
Tower Bridge
Despite its medieval, fairy-tale appearance, this is a Victorian...
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Museums / Galleries The City
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Victoria & Albert Museum
Always referred to as the V&A, this huge museum is devoted...
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Museums / Galleries Kensington, Chelsea and Knightsbridge
 
Westminster Abbey
A monument to the nation's rich—and often bloody and scandalous—history...
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Religious Sites Westminster and Royal London
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