British Museum
Britain’s foremost museum, featuring a great number of national treasures from nations across the globe.
London Highlights
Tower of London
A secure fortress, royal palace and infamous prison, home to the Crown Jewels, properly guarded by Yeoman Warders.
V&A Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum is Britain’s leading museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design.
Tower Bridge
London’s iconic combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge, built between 1886 and 1894.
The National Gallery
The National Gallery is one of Britain’s better art museums in terms of encyclopedic quality and staging.
Tate Britain
Five hundred years of British art, from the Pre-Raphaelites to David Hockney and Bridget Riley.
Science Museum
Museum dedicated to human ingenuity, showcasing major scientific, technological & industrial achievements.
London Transport Museum
The London Transport Museum is one of the coolest urban transport museums in Europe.
Imperial War Museum
The Wallace Collection
Art museum featuring an outstanding array of paintings, sculpture, ceramics, furniture, and arms & armour.
Further Recommendations
Apsley House
The Georgian London home of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, and his offspring.
Bank of England Museum
Museum about money, the economy, and the history of the Bank of England.
BFI Southbank
Four screens open seven days a week for the widest choice of great films.
British Library
The Treasures of the British Library exhibition is definitely worth a visit.
Buckingham Palace
The King's official London residence is open to the public every summer.
Café 101
The Salvation Army’s Café 101 serves delicious food at affordable prices.
Changing the Guard
The changing of the King’s Guard offers a spectacular display of British pageantry.
Charles Dickens Museum
Museum dedicated to Charles Dickens, located in the house where he wrote Oliver Twist.
Chiswick House & Gardens
Chiswick House is among the most glorious examples of 18th-century British architecture.
Churchill War Rooms
The underground headquarters where the British planned the course of World War II.
The Courtauld Gallery
Art museum best known for its collection of impressionist & post-impressionist paintings.
Cutty Sark
Built in 1869, Cutty Sark is the last surviving tea clipper and the fastest ship of its time.
Design Museum
Museum devoted to contemporary design in every form.
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Britain’s first purpose-built public art gallery, noted for its collection of old masters.
Eltham Palace & Gardens
Art deco mansion from the 1930s featuring a medieval hall from the 1470s.
Florence Nightingale Museum
Museum dedicated to the founder of modern nursing.
Fortnum & Mason
Upscale department store serving afternoon tea, starting from £84 per person.
Foundling Museum
Museum dedicated to the history of the Foundling Hospital.
Globe Theatre
Open-air playhouse staging works of William Shakespeare & other playwrights.
Guildhall Art Gallery
The City of London’s art gallery, noted for its collection of 19th-century & Victorian paintings.
Ham House & Garden
17th-century house recognized for its superb collection of paintings, furniture & textiles.
Hampton Court Palace
Royal palace of Henry VIII and William III & Mary II, blending Tudor & baroque architecture.
Hayward Gallery
Art gallery hosting temporary exhibitions of modern and contemporary art.
HMS Belfast
Royal Navy cruiser so large you could almost lay Big Ben across its deck twice.
Horniman Museum & Gardens
Museum about global cultures and natural wonders.
Household Cavalry Museum
Museum celebrating the history & accomplishments of the King’s mounted bodyguards.
Hyde Park
Royal park featuring Britain’s oldest speaker’s corner for Sunday soapbox orators.
Kensington Gardens
The former gardens of Kensington Palace, now a royal park open to everyone.
Kensington Palace
The birthplace of Queen Victoria and home to young royals for over 300 years.
Kenwood House
Neoclassical villa featuring an outstanding collection of paintings.
Kew Gardens
One of the most extensive & important botanical gardens in the world.
Kew Palace
King George III & Queen Charlotte’s summer house in Kew Gardens.
The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace
Art gallery featuring exhibitions from the Royal Collection.
Leighton House Museum
The former home & studio of the leading Victorian artist Frederic, Lord Leighton.
London Eye
At 135 m, the London Eye is the world’s largest cantilevered observation wheel.
London Mithraeum
Archaeological site of a Roman temple dedicated to the ancient deity Mithras.
London Museum
The London Museum brings together thousands of years of London’s history.
London Museum Docklands
Museum about the 400-year history of London’s river, port & people.
London Museum of Water & Steam
Museum about London’s public water supply.
London Wall
The remains of a defensive ragstone wall first built by the Romans around 200 AD.
London Zoo
London Zoo houses more than 8,000 individuals from over 300 species.
Monument to the Great Fire of London
Monument to commemorate the Great Fire of 1666.
Museum of the Home
Museum dedicated to how home life has evolved over four centuries.
National Army Museum
Museum about the history of the Army from its origins to the present day.
National Maritime Museum
Discover epic stories of exploration & endeavour that have shaped our world today.
National Portrait Gallery
The story of the United Kingdom through portraits, from the Tudors to today.
National Theatre
One of London’s best-known & most divisive brutalist buildings.
Natural History Museum
Home to Hope the blue whale and various safely extinct dinosaurs, and more.
Newport Street Gallery
Art gallery hosting exhibitions of works drawn from Damien Hirst’s private art collection.
№ 94 Bus
Discover some of London’s most popular neighbourhoods, all on a single bus route.
Orbit Slide
The world’s longest tunnel slide stands at 76 m tall and spans 178 m in length.
Palace of Westminster
House of Parliament featuring an iconic clock tower widely known as Big Ben.
Pembroke Lodge
Georgian tea room offering classic & contemporary English refreshments.
Postal Museum
Museum about the history of postal communication & its impact on global society.
Queen’s House
The former garden retreat for Anne of Denmark is now an art gallery.
Richmond Park
Richmond Park is the largest of London’s eight royal parks, at 1,000 hectares in size.
Royal Academy of Arts
The Royal Academy’s art gallery hosts exhibitions of historic & contemporary art.
Royal Air Force Museum
Military aviation museum dedicated to the past & present of the Royal Air Force.
Royal Albert Hall
Concert hall, home to the BBC Proms, one of the greatest classical music festivals.
Royal Mews
One of the finest working stables in existence, home to historic royal carriages.
Royal Observatory
The birthplace of modern astronomy & the home of Greenwich Mean Time.
Royal Opera House
Opened in 1858, the Royal Opera House stages opera & ballet performances.
Saatchi Gallery
Contemporary art gallery showcasing the work of emerging artists.
Sea Life
Massive aquarium with over five hundred different species of sea creatures.
Sir John Soane’s Museum
Historic house museum in the former home of the renowned architect John Soane.
Somerset House
Somerset House is a place of joy & discovery hosting exhibitions & events.
St Bride Library
Home to one of the largest & most significant collections of type specimens.
St Martin-in-the-Fields
House of God, home to the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
St Paul’s Cathedral
A masterpiece of English baroque architecture, designed by Christopher Wren.
Tate Modern
Art museum showcasing modern & contemporary art from around the world.
The View from The Shard
Observation deck located on the top floors of The Shard, London’s tallest building.
Wellcome Collection
Museum and library exploring the past, present & future of health.
Wellington Arch
Triumphal arch celebrating Britain’s victories in the Napoleonic Wars.
Westminster Abbey
Gothic church dating from the time of King Henry III, staging royal coronations since 1066.
Westminster Cathedral
Magnificent neo-Byzantine cathedral, built between 1895 and 1903.
Whitechapel Gallery
Contemporary art gallery promoting the work of emerging artists.
William Morris Gallery
Museum devoted to William Morris, a key figure in the Arts & Crafts movement.
Young V&A
The museum where children, young people and families can imagine, play and design.