London is arguably now the most exciting city in the world. Well, it depends of course what you are coming for - but for variety of art, restaurants, theatre, museums, green space and sheer energy - when taken together - it beats New York and Paris hands down. Paris is a more beautiful city, and New York more exciting architecturally - but London has a charm that is hard to resist.
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We know a total of 186 attractions in London. See all London attractions.
British Museum
Incredible world class collection of Chinese, Asian, Aztec and Classical art, with Egyptian Mummies, the Rosetta Stone and the …
St Pauls Cathedral
St Pauls Cathedral is an iconic London landmark, one which has famously survived the Blitz in WW2 while all around the city bur…
Westminster Abbey
A world heritage site, Westminster Abbey is a collegiate church and 'royal peculiar', responsible to the monarch rather than a …
The Proms
The Proms concerts last for eight weeks – it's a nightly summer season bonanza of music – the number of concerts and event hove…
The Proms in the Park
To help ease the passing of summer for the British public the BBC has a big party – embracing everything that's good about musi…
Tower of London
In the center of London on the north bank of the River Thames stands the Tower of London. For almost a thousand years this cast…
Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich
In 1696, the Royal Naval Hospital for Seamen was established, extravagant architecture was required to show the monarchic splen…
Palm House at Kew Gardens
Iron founder Turner and architect Burton worked in unison to create this botanical London landmark. Burton was adamant that the…
National Gallery, London
Some paintings are so familiar, used in pop art or advertising or on postcards, that people may think that there’s no need to m…
Monument to Karl Marx
05/05/1818 – 14/03/1883
Philosopher, economic theorist and author of 'The Communist Manifesto'. Thought of by many as the f…
The Kiss (Rodin)
Rodin produced three life-size versions of the sculpture. The embracing subjects are Francesca da Rimini and her husband's brot…
Tate Modern
Tate Modern, which opened in 2000, is Britain's national museum of international modern art and a London landmark. The conversi…
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Mary Kate Alfieri recently spent a few months in the World Reviewer offices and got the opportunity to be a London local, so when she left to go back to the US we asked her what her perfect London long weekend would be.
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