Sights & Attractions in London

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Things to Do in Westminster and Royal London

Name	Category	Location

Admiralty Arch This stately gateway to the Mall (rhymes with 'shall') is one...	Architectural Sites	Westminster and Royal London

Banqueting House James I commissioned Inigo Jones, one of England's great architects...	Castles / Palaces	Westminster and Royal London

Buckingham Palace It's rare to get a chance to see how the other half—well...	Castles / Palaces	Westminster and Royal London

Carlton House Terrace Architect John Nash designed Carlton House, a glorious example...	Architectural Sites	Westminster and Royal London

Churchill War Rooms It was from this small warren of underground rooms—beneath...	Museums / Galleries	Westminster and Royal London


Clarence House The London home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother for nearly...	Houses / Mansions	Westminster and Royal London

Downing Street Looking like an unassuming alley but for the iron gates at both...	Government Buildings	Westminster and Royal London

Horse Guards Parade Following its brief transformation into the beach volleyball...	Squares	Westminster and Royal London

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

Houses of Parliament If you want to understand some of the centuries-old traditions...	Government Buildings	Westminster and Royal London

Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) You would never suspect that behind the stately white-stucco...	Arts / Performance Venues	Westminster and Royal London

The Mall This stately, 115-foot-wide processional route sweeping from...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Westminster and Royal London

National Gallery Standing proudly on the north side of Trafalgar Square, this...	Museums / Galleries	Westminster and Royal London

National Portrait Gallery Tucked around the corner from the National Gallery, the National...	Museums / Galleries	Westminster and Royal London

The Queen's Gallery Twenty years after it was destroyed in an air raid in 1940, this...	Museums / Galleries	Westminster and Royal London

Royal Mews Fairy-tale gold-and-glass coaches and sleek Rolls-Royce state...	Museums / Galleries	Westminster and Royal London

St. James's Palace Commissioned by Henry VIII, this Tudor brick palace was the residence...	Castles / Palaces	Westminster and Royal London

St. James's Park In a city of royal parks, this one—bordered by three palaces...	Parks	Westminster and Royal London

St. Margaret's Church Dwarfed by its neighbor, Westminster Abbey, St. Margaret's was...	Religious Sites	Westminster and Royal London

St. Martin-in-the-Fields One of London's best-loved and most welcoming of churches is...	Religious Sites	Westminster and Royal London

The Supreme Court The highest court of appeal in the U.K. is housed in the carefully...	Government Buildings	Westminster and Royal London

Tate Britain The stately neoclassical institution may not be as ambitious...	Museums / Galleries	Westminster and Royal London

Trafalgar Square This is literally the center of London: a plaque on the corner...	Squares	Westminster and Royal London

Wellington Barracks These are the headquarters of the Guards Division, the Queen's...	Military Sites, Government Buildings	Westminster and Royal London

Westminster Abbey A monument to the nation's rich—and often bloody—history...	Religious Sites	Westminster and Royal London

Westminster Cathedral Amid the concrete jungle of Victoria Street lies this remarkable...	Religious Sites	Westminster and Royal London
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