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1. 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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2. Kenwood House
Highgate | House/Mansion/VillaThis largely Palladian villa offers an escape to a gracious country house with a magnificent collection of Old Masters and beautiful grounds...Read More
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3. London Eye
South Bank | Viewpoint/Scenic OverlookTo mark the start of the new millennium, architects David Marks and Julia Barfield devised this instant icon that allows Londoners and visitors...Read More
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4. National Portrait Gallery
Westminster | Museum/GalleryThe National Portrait Gallery was founded in 1856 with a single aim: to gather together portraits of famous (and infamous) Britons throughout...Read More
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5. Primrose Hill
Regent's Park | Park/PlaygroundMore conventionally parklike than Hampstead Heath, the rolling lawns of Primrose Hill, the northerly extension of Regent's Park, rises to 213...Read More
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6. Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
East End | Park/PlaygroundBuilt for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games, this 560-acre parkland still boasts some of the city's best sporting arenas. The Stadium...Read More
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7. Regent's Canal
East End | Body Of Water/WaterfallThe 19th-century waterway known as Regent's Canal officially starts in Little Venice in West London, but you'll find this quirky section east...Read More
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8. Somerset House
Covent Garden | Museum/GalleryThis huge complex—the work of Sir William Chambers (1723–96), and built during the reign of George III to house offices of the Navy Board—has...Read More
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9. St. James's Park
St. James's | Park/PlaygroundThere is a story that, many years ago, a royal once inquired of a courtier how much it would cost to close St. James's Park to the public. ...Read More
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10. St. Paul's Cathedral
City of London | Religious Building/Site/ShrineFor centuries, this iconic building has represented London's spirit of survival and renewal, and it remains a breathtaking structure, inside...Read More
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11. Tate Modern
Bankside | Museum/GalleryThis spectacular renovation of a mid-20th-century power station is one of the most-visited museums of modern art in the world. Its great permanent...Read More
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12. Leicester Square
Covent Garden | Plaza/Square/PiazzaLooking at the neon of the major movie houses, the fast-food outlets, and the casino and disco entrances, you'd never guess that this square...Read More
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13. The Monument
City of London | Memorial/Monument/TombDesigned by Sir Christopher Wren and Dr. Robert Hooke to commemorate 1666's "dreadful visitation" of the Great Fire of London (note the gilded...Read More
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14. The View from the Shard
Borough | Building/Architectural SiteAt 800 feet, this addition to the London skyline currently offers the highest vantage point in Western Europe. Designed by the noted architect...Read More
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15. Tower Bridge
City of London | Bridge/TunnelDespite its medieval appearance, London's most iconic bridge was actually built at the tail end of the Victorian era in the then-popular neo...Read More
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16. Up at The O2
Viewpoint/Scenic OverlookCertainly one of the most original ways to see London, this thrilling urban expedition takes you on a 90-minute journey across the giant dome...Read More
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17. Wellington Arch
Mayfair | Building/Architectural SiteOpposite the Duke of Wellington's mansion, Apsley House, this majestic stone arch surveys the traffic rushing around Hyde Park Corner. Designed...Read More
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