Sights & Attractions in London

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Things to Do in The South Bank

Name	Category	Location

Golden Hinde. Famed Elizabethan explorer Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the...	Nautical Sites	The South Bank

Bankside Gallery Two artistic societies—the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers...	Museums / Galleries	The South Bank

The Clink Prison Museum The reason why the term clink became slang for jail, this was...	Local Interest-Sight, Museums / Galleries, Architectural Sites	The South Bank

Design Museum This was the first museum in the U.K. to place everyday contemporary...	Museums / Galleries	The South Bank

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


Fashion and Textile Museum The bright yellow and pink museum (it's hard to miss) designed...	Museums / Galleries	The South Bank

Florence Nightingale Museum Compact, highly visual, and engaging, this museum is dedicated...	Museums / Galleries	The South Bank

The Garden Museum This rather unassuming museum was created in the mid-1970s after...	Museums / Galleries, Gardens / Arboretums	The South Bank

HMS Belfast. At 613.5 feet, this is one of the last remaining big-gun armored...	Nautical Sites	The South Bank

Imperial War Museum Despite its title, this museum of 20th-century warfare does not...		The South Bank

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

London Eye To mark the start of the new millennium, architects David Marks...	Local Interest-Sight, Viewpoints	The South Bank

Old Operating Theatre Museum This rare example of a 19th-Century operating theater, the oldest...	Museums / Galleries, Hospitals	The South Bank

Sea Life London Aquarium The curved, colonnaded, neoclassic former County Hall that once...	Zoos / Aquariums	The South Bank

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

Southbank Centre The public has never really warmed to the Southbank Centre's...	Arts / Performance Venues	The South Bank

Southwark Cathedral Pronounced "Suth-uck," this is the oldest Gothic church in London...	Religious Sites	The South Bank

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

The View from the Shard At 1,016 feet, this 2012 addition to the London skyline is currently...	Viewpoints	The South Bank

Vinopolis Spread over 2.5 acres next to Borough Market, Vinopolis allows...	Wineries / Breweries	The South Bank

White Cube Gallery When the United Kingdom's highest-profile commercial gallery...	Museums / Galleries	The South Bank
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