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1. Apsley House
Mayfair | House/Mansion/VillaApsley House was built by Robert Adam in the 1770s and was bought by the Duke of Wellington two years after his famous victory over Napoléon...Read More
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2. Benjamin Franklin House
Covent Garden | House/Mansion/VillaThis architecturally significant 1730 house is the only surviving residence of American statesman, scientist, writer, and inventor Benjamin...Read More
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3. Borough Market
Borough | Market/BazaarThere's been a market in Borough since Roman times, and this latest incarnation, spread under the arches and railroad tracks leading to London...Read More
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4. British Museum
Bloomsbury | Museum/GalleryThe sheer scale and importance of the British Museum's many treasures is impossible to overstate or exaggerate; it truly is one of the world...Read More
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5. Buckingham Palace
St. James's | Castle/Palace/ChateauIf Buckingham Palace were open year-round, it would be by far the most visited tourist attraction in Britain; as it is, the Queen’s main residence...Read More
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6. Burlington Arcade
Mayfair | Neighborhood/StreetWith ceilings and lights now restored to how they would have looked when it was built in 1819, Burlington Arcade is the finest of Mayfair's...Read More
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7. Chiswick House
Chiswick | House/Mansion/VillaCompleted in 1729 by the 3rd Earl of Burlington (also known for Burlington House—home of the Royal Academy—and Burlington Arcade on Piccadilly...Read More
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8. Christ Church, Spitalfields
Spitalfields | Religious Building/Site/ShrineThis is the 1729 masterpiece of Sir Christopher Wren's associate Nicholas Hawksmoor, one of his six London churches and an example of English...Read More
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9. Churchill War Rooms
Westminster | Museum/GalleryIt was from this small warren of underground rooms—beneath the vast government buildings of the Treasury—that Winston Churchill and his team...Read More
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10. Covent Garden Piazza
Covent Garden | Historic District/SiteOnce home to London's main flower market, where My Fair Lady's Eliza Doolittle peddled her blooms, the square around which Covent Garden pivots...Read More
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11. Cutty Sark
Greenwich | Historic District/SiteThis sleek, romantic clipper was built in 1869, one among a vast fleet of tall-masted wooden ships that plied the oceanic highways of the 19th...Read More
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12. Dennis Severs' House
Shoreditch | House/Mansion/VillaThe remarkable interiors of this extraordinary time machine of a house are the creation of Dennis Severs (1948–99), a performer-designer-scholar...Read More
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13. Dulwich Picture Gallery
Dulwich | Museum/GalleryFamed for its collection of more than 600 paintings, including many Old Masters, the Dulwich (pronounced "Dull-ich") Picture Gallery, designed...Read More
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14. Eltham Palace
Eltham | Castle/Palace/ChateauOnce a favorite getaway for Henry VIII (who liked to spend Christmas here), Eltham Palace has been drastically remodeled twice in its lifetime...Read More
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15. Hampstead Heath
Hampstead | Park/PlaygroundFor generations, Londoners have headed to Hampstead Heath to escape the dirt and noise of the city, and this unique 791-acre expanse of rus...Read More
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16. Hampton Court Palace
Castle/Palace/ChateauThe beloved seat of Henry VIII's court, sprawled elegantly beside the languid waters of the Thames, Hampton Court is steeped in more history...Read More
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17. Houses of Parliament
Westminster | Government BuildingThe Palace of Westminster, as the complex is called, was first established on this site by Edward the Confessor in the 11th century. William...Read More
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18. Hyde Park
Hyde Park | Park/PlaygroundAlong with the smaller St. James's and Green parks to the east, the 350-acre Hyde Park grew out of Henry VIII's hunting grounds. Along its south...Read More
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19. IWM London
South Bank | Museum/GalleryDespite its name, the cultural venue formerly known as the Imperial War Museum (one of five IWM branches around the country) does not glorify...Read More
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20. Kensington Gardens
Kensington | Garden/ArboretumLaid out in 1689 by William III, who commissioned Sir Christopher Wren to build Kensington Palace, the gardens are a formal counterpart to...Read More
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