Sights & Attractions in London

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Fodor's Choice Sights in London

Name	Category	Location

18 Stafford Terrace The home of Punch cartoonist Edward Linley Sambourne in the 1870s...	Houses / Mansions	Kensington, Chelsea, and Knightsbridge

Cutty Sark This sleek, romantic clipper was built in 1869, one among fleets...	Nautical Sites	Greenwich

Apsley House (Wellington Museum) The mansion built by Robert Adam and presented to the Duke of...	Museums / Galleries	St. James's and Mayfair

British Museum With a facade like a great temple, this celebrated treasure house...	Museums / Galleries	Bloomsbury and Holborn

Buckingham Palace It's rare to get a chance to see how the other half—well...	Castles / Palaces	Westminster and Royal London


Burlington Arcade With ceilings and lights now restored to how they would have...	Neighborhoods / Streets	St. James's and Mayfair

Decoratum One of those chic little shops that is making Marylebone chicer...		Notting Hill and Bayswater

Dennis Severs' House An extraordinary time-machine of a house, this mansion was the...	Houses / Mansions	East End

Dulwich Picture Gallery Famed for its regal Old Master painting collection, the Dulwich...	Museums / Galleries	The South Bank

Eltham Palace Once a favorite getaway for Henry VIII (who liked to spend Christmas...	Castles / Palaces	Greenwich

Geffrye Museum of the Home Here's where you can explore the life of London's middle class...	Museums / Galleries	East End

Hampstead Heath For an escape from the ordered prettiness of Hampstead, head...	Parks	Regent's Park and Hampstead

Hampton Court Palace The beloved seat of Henry VIII's court, sprawled elegantly beside...	Castles / Palaces	The Thames Upstream

Hyde Park Along with the smaller St. James's and Green parks to the east...	Parks	Notting Hill and Bayswater

Kensington Gardens Laid out in 1689 by William III, who commissioned Christopher...	Parks, Gardens / Arboretums	Notting Hill and Bayswater

Kew Palace and Queen Charlotte's Cottage The elegant red-brick exterior of the smallest of Britain's royal...	Castles / Palaces	The Thames Upstream

London Dungeon Here's the goriest, grisliest, most gruesome attraction in town...	Museums / Galleries, Amusement Parks	The South Bank

London Zoo Owned by the Zoological Society of London (a charity), the zoo...	Zoos / Aquariums	Regent's Park and Hampstead

National Gallery Standing proudly on the north side of Trafalgar Square, this...	Museums / Galleries	Westminster and Royal London

National Maritime Museum From the time of Henry VIII until the 1940s Britain was the world's...	Museums / Galleries	Greenwich

National Portrait Gallery Tucked around the corner from the National Gallery, the National...	Museums / Galleries	Westminster and Royal London

Natural History Museum The ornate terracotta facade of this enormous Victorian museum...	Museums / Galleries	Kensington, Chelsea, and Knightsbridge

Newburgh Quarter Want to see the hip style of today's London? Find it just one...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Soho and Covent Garden

Portobello Road Market Tempted by tassels, looking for a 19th-century snuff spoon, on...	Stores / Malls	Kensington, Chelsea, and Knightsbridge

Royal Academy of Arts Burlington House was built in 1664, with later Palladian additions...	Museums / Galleries	St. James's and Mayfair

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre This spectacular theater is a replica of Shakespeare's open-roof...	Arts / Performance Venues, Architectural Sites	The South Bank

Sir John Soane's Museum A wonderful, eccentric jewel of a place, Sir John (1753-1837)...	Museums / Galleries	Bloomsbury and Holborn

Somerset House In recent years this huge complex—the work of Sir William...	Museums / Galleries, Houses / Mansions	Soho and Covent Garden

St. James's Park In a city of royal parks, this one—bordered by three palaces...	Parks	Westminster and Royal London

St. Paul's Cathedral St. Paul's is simply breathtaking, especially now that the scaffolding...	Museums / Galleries	The City

Syon House and Park The residence of the duke and duchess of Northumberland, this...	Houses / Mansions, Parks	The Thames Upstream

Tate Britain The stately neoclassical institution may not be as ambitious...	Museums / Galleries	Westminster and Royal London

Tate Modern This spectacular renovation of a mid-20th-century power station...	Museums / Galleries	The South Bank

Tower Bridge Despite its medieval, fairy-tale appearance, this is a Victorian...	Museums / Galleries, Bridges / Tunnels	The City

Tower of London Nowhere else does London's history come to life so vividly as...	Museums / Galleries, Castles / Palaces	The City

V&A Museum of Childhood This is a Children-of-all-ages alert! The East End outpost of...	Museums / Galleries	East End

Victoria & Albert Museum Known to all as the V&A, this huge museum is devoted to the...	Museums / Galleries	Kensington, Chelsea, and Knightsbridge

Wallace Collection This exquisite labyrinth of an art gallery is housed in Hertford...	Museums / Galleries	Regent's Park and Hampstead

Westminster Abbey A monument to the nation's rich—and often bloody—history...	Religious Sites	Westminster and Royal London

Whitechapel Art Gallery Founded in 1901, this gallery has expanded into fabulous new...	Museums / Galleries	East End
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