A visit to Englands capital can be a daunting experience, wondering where to go and what to see. This is a list of some of my favorite attractions plus some on my list of to do’s.
The National Gallery is a free to visit art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England.
The National Gallery, London
Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel.
Tower Bridge | London
Officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London. This historic castle is the home of the Crown Jewels.
Tower of London
Hyde Park is a 350-acre, historic Grade I-listed urban park in Westminster, Greater London, nicknamed “The People's Park”.
Hyde Park
Visitors to the palace can tour the opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard.
Buckingham Palace
Built to celebrate the year 2000, the London Eye also known as the Millennium Wheel is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames. (Affiliate link)
The London Eye
The Sea Life London Aquarium can be found on the South Bank of the River Thames in central London, near the London Eye. (Affiliate link)
SEA LIFE London Aquarium
The Natural History Museum in London is a free to enter museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history.
Natural History Museum, London
If you love plants and gardens then this is the place for you.
Kew Gardens
Madame Tussauds has been a major tourist attraction in London since Victorian times. It displays waxworks of famous and historical figures.
Madame Tussauds™ London
Be sure to make the time for a visit to see Big Ben.
Big Ben
If you love modern and contemporary art then make sure you visit this wonderful gallery. Best of all, its free to enter.
Tate Modern | Tate
Discover two million years of human history, art and culture.
British Museum
Packed with Royal history, this church is well worth a visit.
Westminster Abbey: A royal church
St Paul's Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Paul the Apostle, is an Anglican cathedral in London. Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married here in 1981.