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Imperial War Museum is one of History List.

1. Imperial War Museum

9.0
Lambeth Rd, London, Greater London
History Museum · Lambeth, London, Greater London · 139 tips and reviews

HISTORY UKHISTORY UK: The museum is located in the former Royal Bethlem Hospital for the mentally ill (from where the term ‘bedlam’ comes). The iconic guns at the front are 15 inch naval cannon, both used in action in WW2.

Spitalfields is one of History List.

2. Spitalfields

London, Greater London
Neighborhood · 36 tips and reviews

HISTORY UKHISTORY UK: This area gets its name from the fields of the hospital of St.Mary’s priory, founded in 1197 on the site of a Roman cemetery. It was demolished in the Reformation.

The Monument is one of History List.

3. The Monument

8.5
Monument St (at Fish St Hill), London, Greater London
Monument · City of London · 96 tips and reviews

HISTORY UKHISTORY UK: Built to commemorate the Great Fire of 1666, the height of the Monument is the same as its distance from the bakery on Pudding Lane where the fire started.

Trafalgar Square is one of History List.

4. Trafalgar Square

9.3
Trafalgar Sq, London, Greater London
Plaza · Piccadilly · 552 tips and reviews

Louis VuittonLouis Vuitton: A wonderful place for people watching on a sunny day or as a romantic meeting place at dusk, but look out for the pigeons. A visit to the National Gallery is also highly recommended.

Piccadilly Circus is one of History List.

5. Piccadilly Circus

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

HISTORY UKHISTORY UK: Piccadilly is named after a type of broad lace collar fashionable in the early 17th century, the ‘piccadil’. The best examples were sold by a local tailor whose shop became known as Piccadilly Hall.

Parliament Square is one of History List.

6. Parliament Square

8.8
Parliament Sq, London, Greater London
Plaza · Westminster · 46 tips and reviews

HISTORY UKHISTORY UK: Two traffic milestones occurred in this square. In 1868 the world’s first traffic lights were installed here (which later blew up) and in 1926, it became Britain’s first official roundabout.

Charterhouse Square is one of History List.

7. Charterhouse Square

8.0
Charterhouse Sq, London, Greater London
Plaza · Islington · 6 tips and reviews

HISTORY UKHISTORY UK: A Carthusian priory was founded here in 1371 on the site of London’s biggest plague pit. After the dissolution of the monasteries it became a private estate, and then a school.