Natural History Museum • Kensington & Hyde Park
The Natural History Museum is a kids’ delight, with architecture right out of Hogwarts, but adults love it too. Richard Owen, the museum’s first...
London Eye • Bankside, London
London’s iconic riverside Ferris wheel has views from the top that extend in every direction for 25 miles (on a good day). A “flight”...
The Shard • Southwark, London
The Shard, also known as the Shard of Glass and Shard London Bridge, is a 95-story super-tall skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo...
Tate Modern • South Bank, London
Swiss architects Herzog and Meuron were awarded the prestigious Pritzker prize for their transformation of the Bankside Power Station into what is Londoners’ favorite...
Tower of London • London
In the Tower of London’s bloody history, it has been a palace, and observatory, an armory, a mint, and most notoriously, a prison and...
Churchill War Rooms • West End, Whitehall
With war seemingly imminent in August 1939, the British cabinet and armed forces chiefs moved underground to the basement below what is now the...
Trafalgar Square • St James, London
This famous square is considered to be the true heart of London. Here’s where the New Year is ushered in by thousands of revelers...
National Portrait Gallery • The West End
The collection spans chronically from the early Tudors to the current day, encompassing the most extensive collection of portraits in the world. You’ll recognize...
The Tate Britain • West End, London
This is the older of London’s two Tate Museums, this one celebrating British works from 1500 to the present. Works include those from Blake...
The National Gallery • The West End
The National Gallery houses one of the world’s great art collections, with 2300 European paintings on display. Paintings range from the Mid-13th to 20th centuries....
