Sights & Attractions in London

Fodor's Choice Sights in London

Sights Overview
Name Category Location
 
18 Stafford Terrace
The home of Punch cartoonist Edward Linley Sambourne in the 1870s... 		Houses / Mansions Kensington, Chelsea, and Knightsbridge
 
Apsley House (Wellington Museum)
The mansion built by Robert Adam and presented to the Duke of... 		Museums / Galleries St. James's and Mayfair
 
British Museum
With a facade like a great temple, this celebrated treasure house... 		Museums / Galleries Bloomsbury and Legal London
 
Buckingham Palace
It's rare to get a chance to see how the other half—well... 		Castles / Palaces Westminster and Royal London
 
Dennis Severs' House
Dennis Severs (1948-99), a performer-designer-scholar from Escondido... 		Houses / Mansions East End
 
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Famed for its regal Old Master painting collection, the Dulwich... 		Museums / Galleries South Bank
 
Geffrye Museum
Here's where you can explore the life of London' middle class... 		Museums / Galleries East End
 
Hampstead Heath
For an escape from the ordered prettiness of Hampstead, head... 		Parks Regent's Park and Hampstead
 
Hampton Court Palace
The beloved seat of Henry VIII's court, sprawled elegantly beside... 		Castles / Palaces The Thames Upstream
 
London Dungeon
Here's the goriest, grisliest, most gruesome attraction in town... 		Museums / Galleries South Bank
 
London Zoo
The zoo, owned by the Zoological Society of London (a charity)... 		Zoos / Aquariums Regent's Park and Hampstead
 
National Gallery
Standing proudly on the north side of Trafalgar Square is one... 		Museums / Galleries Westminster and Royal London
 
National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery was founded in 1856 with a single... 		Museums / Galleries Westminster and Royal London
 
Natural History Museum
The ornate terracotta facade of this enormous Victorian museum... 		Museums / Galleries Kensington, Chelsea, and Knightsbridge
 
Royal Academy of Arts
Burlington House was originally built in 1664, with later Palladian... 		Museums / Galleries St. James's and Mayfair
 
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
This spectacular theater is a replica of Shakespeare's open-roof... 		Architectural Sites South Bank
 
Sir John Soane's Museum
Sir John (1753-1837), architect of the Bank of England, bequeathed... 		Museums / Galleries Bloomsbury and Legal London
 
Somerset House
In recent years this huge complex—the work of Sir William... 		Museums / Galleries, Houses / Mansions Soho and Covent Garden
 
St. James's Park
With three palaces at its borders (the Palace of Westminster... 		Parks Westminster and Royal London
 
St. Paul's Cathedral
St. Paul's is simply breathtaking. The structure is Sir Christopher... 		Museums / Galleries The City
 
Syon House and Park
The residence of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, this... 		Houses / Mansions, Parks The Thames Upstream
 
Tate Britain
The stately neoclassical institution may not be as ambitious... 		Museums / Galleries Westminster and Royal London
 
Tate Modern
This spectacular renovation of a mid-20th-century power station... 		Museums / Galleries South Bank
 
Tower Bridge
Despite its medieval, fairy-tale appearance, this is a Victorian... 		Museums / Galleries, Bridges / Tunnels The City
 
Tower of London
Nowhere else does London's history come to life so vividly as... 		Museums / Galleries, Castles / Palaces The City
 
Victoria & Albert Museum
Always referred to as the V&A, this huge museum is devoted... 		Museums / Galleries Kensington, Chelsea, and Knightsbridge
 
Wallace Collection
This exquisite labyrinth of an art gallery is housed in Hertford... 		Museums / Galleries Regent's Park and Hampstead
 
Westminster Abbey
A monument to the nation's rich—and often bloody and scandalous—history... 		Religious Sites Westminster and Royal London
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