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Places to visit in London, UK
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

1. Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

9.2
21 New Globe Walk (Bankside), London, Greater London
Theater · South Bank · 236 tips and reviews
Tower of London is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

2. Tower of London

9.3
5 Great Tower St, London, Greater London
Castle · 581 tips and reviews
Science Museum is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

3. Science Museum

9.1
Exhibition Rd, London, Greater London
Science Museum · Kensington and Chelsea · 443 tips and reviews
Museum of London is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

4. Museum of London

150 London Wall, London, Greater London
History Museum · Aldersgate · 146 tips and reviews
British Museum is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

5. British Museum

9.4
Great Russell St (btwn Montague & Bloomsbury St), London, Greater London
History Museum · Bloomsbury · 1008 tips and reviews
Natural History Museum is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

6. Natural History Museum

9.3
Cromwell Rd (at Queen's Gate), London, Greater London
Science Museum · Kensington and Chelsea · 619 tips and reviews
The Sherlock Holmes Museum is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

7. The Sherlock Holmes Museum

8.3
221B Baker St, London, Greater London
History Museum · 134 tips and reviews
Buckingham Palace is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

8. Buckingham Palace

8.8
Buckingham Palace Rd, London, Greater London
Palace · Green Park · 609 tips and reviews
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

9. London Heathrow Airport (LHR)

7.8
Nelson Rd, London, Greater London
International Airport · Hillingdon · 1927 tips and reviews
Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower) is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

10. Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower)

9.4
Parliament Sq (Bridge St), London, Greater London
Monument · Westminster · 662 tips and reviews
Trafalgar Square is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

11. Trafalgar Square

9.3
Trafalgar Sq, London, Greater London
Plaza · Piccadilly · 552 tips and reviews
Forbidden Planet is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

12. Forbidden Planet

9.1
179 Shaftesbury Ave, London, Greater London
Comic Book Store · Holborn and Covent Garden · 161 tips and reviews
Leicester Square is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

13. Leicester Square

8.8
Leicester Sq, London, Greater London
Plaza · Leicester Square · 280 tips and reviews
Gosh! Comics is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

14. Gosh! Comics

9.2
1 Berwick St, Soho, Greater London
Comic Book Store · 44 tips and reviews
BFI IMAX is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

15. BFI IMAX

9.1
1 Charlie Chaplin Walk, London, Greater London
Movie Theater · South Bank · 170 tips and reviews
The Cinema Store is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

16. The Cinema Store

Upper St. Martin's Ln, London, Greater London
Toy Store · Leicester Square · 8 tips and reviews
Platform 9¾ is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

17. Platform 9¾

8.1
King's Cross Railway Station, London, Greater London
Arts and Entertainment · 285 tips and reviews
Westminster Abbey is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

18. Westminster Abbey

9.3
20 Dean's Yard, London, Greater London
Church · Westminster · 226 tips and reviews
Millennium Bridge is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

19. Millennium Bridge

Millennium Bridge (btwn St Paul's and Bankside), London, Greater London
Bridge · South Bank · 154 tips and reviews
Tower Bridge is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

20. Tower Bridge

9.6
Tower Bridge Rd, London, Greater London
Bridge · 467 tips and reviews
Westminster Bridge is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

21. Westminster Bridge

Westminster Bridge Rd. (Victoria Embankment), London, Greater London
Bridge · Waterloo · 115 tips and reviews
London Bridge is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

22. London Bridge

A3 London Bridge (btwn City of London & Southwark), London, Greater London
Bridge · City of London · 139 tips and reviews
Waterloo Bridge is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

23. Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge, London, Greater London
Bridge · London · 75 tips and reviews
Hungerford & Golden Jubilee Bridges is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

24. Hungerford & Golden Jubilee Bridges

Btwn Embankment & Waterloo, London, Greater London
Bridge · Charing Cross · 50 tips and reviews
St Paul's Cathedral is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

25. St Paul's Cathedral

9.2
St Paul's Church Yard, London, Greater London
Church · City of London · 282 tips and reviews
Royal Albert Hall is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

26. Royal Albert Hall

9.5
Kensington Gore, London, Greater London
Concert Hall · Knightsbridge and Belgravia · 216 tips and reviews
Hyde Park is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

27. Hyde Park

9.7
Serpentine Rd, London, Greater London
Park · 1136 tips and reviews
Green Park is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

28. Green Park

9.4
Piccadilly (Constitution Hill), London, Greater London
Park · 194 tips and reviews
Oxford Street is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

29. Oxford Street

Oxford St, London, Greater London
Road · Mayfair · 321 tips and reviews
Piccadilly Circus is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

30. Piccadilly Circus

9.1
Piccadilly (Regent St), London, Greater London
Plaza · Piccadilly · 608 tips and reviews

31. The Mall

The Mall, London, Greater London
Road · Westminster · 12 tips and reviews
HMS Belfast (C35) is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

32. HMS Belfast (C35)

8.8
Morgan's Ln (The Queen's Walk), London, Greater London
History Museum · 57 tips and reviews
Canary Wharf Pier is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

33. Canary Wharf Pier

Canary Wharf, London, Greater London
Pier · Tower Hamlets · 10 tips and reviews
The Monument is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

34. The Monument

8.5
Monument St (at Fish St Hill), London, Greater London
Monument · City of London · 96 tips and reviews
St James's Park is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

35. St James's Park

9.6
The Mall (Horse Guards Rd), London, Greater London
Park · City of Westminster · 331 tips and reviews
Royal Observatory is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

36. Royal Observatory

8.7
Blackheath Ave, London, Greater London
Observatory · Greenwich West · 94 tips and reviews
Greenwich Meridian is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

37. Greenwich Meridian

9.1
Blackheath Ave, London, Greater London
Historic and Protected Site · Greenwich West · 86 tips and reviews
National Gallery is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

38. National Gallery

9.4
Trafalgar Sq, London, Greater London
Art Museum · Piccadilly · 508 tips and reviews
National Maritime Museum is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

39. National Maritime Museum

8.5
Park Row, London, Greater London
History Museum · Greenwich West · 73 tips and reviews
Tate Britain is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

40. Tate Britain

9.2
Millbank, London, Greater London
Art Museum · Millbank · 223 tips and reviews
Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

41. Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA)

8.9
The Mall, London, Greater London
Art Gallery · City of Westminster · 43 tips and reviews
The Wallace Collection is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

42. The Wallace Collection

9.1
Hertford House (Manchester Sq), London, Greater London
Art Museum · Marylebone · 97 tips and reviews
Broadway Market is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

43. Broadway Market

9.2
Broadway Market (Westgate St), London, Greater London
Market · London Fields · 199 tips and reviews
Ripley's Believe It Or Not! is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

44. Ripley's Believe It Or Not!

1 Piccadilly Circus, London, Greater London
Arts and Entertainment · Piccadilly · 57 tips and reviews
Westminster Cathedral is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

45. Westminster Cathedral

42 Francis St (Victoria St), City of Westminster, Greater London
Church · Vic · 16 tips and reviews
Covent Garden Market is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

46. Covent Garden Market

9.3
The Piazza, London, Greater London
Shopping Plaza · 375 tips and reviews
One Tree Hill is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

47. One Tree Hill

8.4
Honor Oak Park, Honor Oak Park, Greater London
Scenic Lookout · Honor Oak · 9 tips and reviews
Primrose Hill is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

48. Primrose Hill

9.6
Primrose Hill Rd, London, Greater London
Park · Primrose Hill · 234 tips and reviews
Sloane Square is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

49. Sloane Square

9.0
Sloane Sq, London, Greater London
Plaza · 58 tips and reviews
Regent's Park is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

50. Regent's Park

9.6
Chester Rd, London, Greater London
Park · 349 tips and reviews
Madame Tussauds is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

51. Madame Tussauds

8.8
Marylebone Rd, Marylebone, Greater London
Museum · Marylebone · 433 tips and reviews
Tate Modern is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

52. Tate Modern

9.2
53 Bankside, London, Greater London
Art Museum · South Bank · 816 tips and reviews
The O2 Arena is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

53. The O2 Arena

8.9
Peninsula Sq (Millennium Way), Greenwich, Greater London
Music Venue · 318 tips and reviews
Covent Garden is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

54. Covent Garden

London, Greater London
Neighborhood · 265 tips and reviews

Forbidden PlanetForbidden Planet: You're very close to the Best Geek Store in the World... well, we think so anyway. Find us at the top of Neal Street!

Oxford Circus is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

55. Oxford Circus

Oxford St (at Regent St), London, Greater London
Intersection · Soho · 143 tips and reviews
BT Tower is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

56. BT Tower

8.1
45 Maple St, Fitzrovia, Greater London
Structure · Fitzrovia · 14 tips and reviews
British Library is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

57. British Library

9.2
96 Euston Rd, London, Greater London
Library · 182 tips and reviews
Golden Square is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

58. Golden Square

8.0
Golden Sq, Soho, Greater London
Plaza · 30 tips and reviews
Blackfriars Bridge is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

59. Blackfriars Bridge

Blackfriars Bridge, London, Greater London
Bridge · South Bank · 24 tips and reviews

60. Design Museum

28 Shad Thames, London, Greater London
Art Museum · Riverside · 93 tips and reviews

61. Battersea Park

9.5
Albert Bridge Rd, London, Greater London
Park · Battersea · 86 tips and reviews
Greenwich Park is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

62. Greenwich Park

9.6
Maze Hill (Charlton Way), London, Greater London
Park · Greenwich West · 174 tips and reviews
Whitechapel Road is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

63. Whitechapel Road

Whitechapel Rd, London, Greater London
Road · Bethnal Green South · 3 tips and reviews
Union Chapel is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

64. Union Chapel

9.4
Compton Terrace, London, Greater London
Music Venue · Islington · 56 tips and reviews
Dominion Theatre is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

65. Dominion Theatre

8.8
268-269 Tottenham Court Rd, London, Greater London
Theater · Bloomsbury · 63 tips and reviews
Abbey Road Studios is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

66. Abbey Road Studios

8.8
3 Abbey Rd (Garden Rd), London, Greater London
Recording Studio · Abbey Road · 60 tips and reviews
The London Beatles Store is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

67. The London Beatles Store

7.2
231-233 Baker St, Marylebone, Greater London
Gift Store · 18 tips and reviews
The Dove is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

68. The Dove

8.9
19 Upper Mall, Hammersmith, Greater London
Pub · 73 tips and reviews

HISTORY UKHISTORY UK: This cosy riverside pub dates back to the 16th century, and boasts the smallest bar in England – 4 foot 2 inches by 7 foot 10 inches.

69. Bell & Crown

7.8
11-13 Thames Rd, Strand on the Green, London, Greater London
Pub · 35 tips and reviews

HISTORY UKHISTORY UK: Local legend has it that this inn was used by Oliver Cromwell as a headquarters, which he reached by tunnel from his hiding place on nearby Oliver’s Island during the English Civil War.

Seven Stars is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

70. Seven Stars

8.2
53 Carey St, Holborn, Greater London
Pub · 30 tips and reviews

John H.John Hawkins: Strong case for being the oldest pub in London - may well be predominantly the original building dating back to 1602.

The Grapes is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

71. The Grapes

8.7
76 Narrow St (at Ropemakers Fields), Limehouse, Greater London
Pub · 57 tips and reviews

HISTORY UKHISTORY UK: This pub was built in 1720 on the site of an older tavern. As a boy Charles Dickens, who used to visit his godfather who lived nearby, was made to stand on a table and sing to the patrons.

The Spaniards Inn is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

72. The Spaniards Inn

8.6
Spaniards Rd, Hampstead, Greater London
Pub · Hampstead · 83 tips and reviews

HISTORY UKHISTORY UK: This historic pub on the site of a tollgate was once the haunt of highwaymen, who when caught were hanged nearby. The pub appears in Dickens’ Pickwick Papers and in Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

The Holly Bush is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

73. The Holly Bush

8.7
22 Hollymount (Holly Hill), Hampstead, Greater London
Pub · 67 tips and reviews

Daniel S.Daniel Schnable: Old pub tucked away at the top of Hampstead...Try and find it

Durham Cathedral is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

74. Durham Cathedral

9.3
The College, Durham, Durham
Church · 42 tips and reviews

Stijn V.Stijn Vogels: Durham Cathedral has been featured in the Harry Potter films as Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where it had a spire digitally added onto the top of the famous towers.

Leadenhall Market is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

75. Leadenhall Market

8.8
Gracechurch St, London, Greater London
Historic and Protected Site · City of London · 55 tips and reviews

Stijn V.Stijn Vogels: Leadenhall Market was used to represent the area of London near The Leaky Cauldron and Diagon Alley in the film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

The Notting Hill Bookshop is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

76. The Notting Hill Bookshop

8.7
13 Blenheim Crescent, London, Greater London
Bookstore · Kensington and Chelsea · 18 tips and reviews
Westminster Hall is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

77. Westminster Hall

8.3
Parliament Sq, London, Greater London
Historic and Protected Site · Westminster · 14 tips and reviews
Charles Dickens Museum is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

78. Charles Dickens Museum

8.2
48 Doughty St, London, Greater London
History Museum · Holborn and Covent Garden · 21 tips and reviews
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

79. Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

8.0
Malet Pl (Gower St), London, Greater London
History Museum · Bloomsbury · 12 tips and reviews
London Transport Museum is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

80. London Transport Museum

8.9
Covent Garden Piazza, London, Greater London
Museum · City of Westminster · 128 tips and reviews
Wellcome Collection is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

81. Wellcome Collection

9.0
183 Euston Rd (at Gordon St), London, Greater London
Science Museum · Bloomsbury · 136 tips and reviews
Soho Square is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

82. Soho Square

8.8
Soho Sq, London, Greater London
Park · 110 tips and reviews

HISTORY UKHISTORY UK: ‘Soho’ is thought to come from the hunting and battle cry of the Duke of Monmouth, a local landlord. He used it at the Battle of Sedgemoor where he was defeated in 1685, and later executed.

Sea Life London Aquarium is one of Places to visit in London, UK.

83. Sea Life London Aquarium

7.2
Riverside Building County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road (Westminster Bridge Rd), London, Greater London
Aquarium · Waterloo · 131 tips and reviews

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84. The London Eye

8.7
The Queen's Walk (Belvedere Rd), London, Greater London
Attraction · Waterloo · 970 tips and reviews

AskMenAskMen: Wine-tasting experience where boozehounds are sampling no less than 8 glasses of delectably delicious wine. There’s even an on-site host to explain each & every tipple. Read more.