London Travel - Top Things to Do in London

When in London make sure you don't miss thesevisitors spectacular views over London.
London highlights.London Dungeon is a gruesome experience of
2012 Olympic Games will be held in London on 27London's past where visitors can learn about and see
July-12 Aug 2012, which makes London the first city toreconstructions of executions, the French Guillotine in
hold the Olympic Games three times, having hostedaction, Jack the Ripper's handiwork and various other
the games previously in 1908 and 1948. The 2012ingenious methods of torture.
Paralympic Games will be held on 29 Aug-9 Sept 2012.Winston Churchill's Britain at War Experience is an
Original London Sightseeing Tour (Hop-on Hop-off Buseducational attraction about World War II. Visitors are
Tour) is an open-top double-decker bus for visitors totaken into a reconstruction of an underground station
enjoy London's most famous attractions on 3 tourand progress through rooms displaying wartime
routes. The tours visit Buckingham Palace, Big Ben,themes emerging into a shop that has been destroyed
The London Dungeon, St Paul's Cathedral, Tower ofby a bomb.
London, Covent Garden, Ripley's Believe It Or Not,Shakespeare's Globe & Exhibition is the reconstructed
Madame Tussauds, Shakespeare's Globe, The LondonGlobe Theatre popularised by William Shakespeare
Eye, London Bridge, London Aquarium, andand an exhibition on Elizabethan London.
Westminster Abbey. The Museum Tour gives youBuckingham Palace is the official London residence of
easy access to many of London's top Museums,the Queen and the most famous palace in London.
shops and attractions such as Kensington Palace,Located at the end of The Mall, the palace was built in
Natural History Museum, Science Museum, Victoria &1803 for the Duke of Buckingham and has been the
Albert Museum, Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Ritz Hotel,London home for the royal family since 1837. Open for
Piccadilly Circus, British Museum, Royal Albert Hall,tours during the summer months only. Changing of the
Albert Memorial, & the Princess Diana MemorialGuard takes place on the forecourt of Buckingham
Fountain.Palace every day at 11.30am during summer and on
Trafalgar Square is considered the centre of Londonodd days the rest of the year.
and home to Nelson's Column which was completed inCharles Dickens' House, located at 49 Doughty Street
1843 to commemorate Admiral Nelson's victory overWC1, is where he wrote his famous novels - Oliver
Napoleon off Cape Trafalgar, Spain in 1805. To theTwist, The Pickwick Papers and Nicholas Nickleby.
north of the square is the National Gallery and to theSt Paul's Cathedral was built by Sir Christopher Wren
south-east is Admiralty Arch, built to honour Queenbetween 1675 and 1710, after the 1666 Great Fire of
Victoria. Beyond the Arch is The Mall leading toLondon. The walkway around the base of the dome
Buckingham Palace.has such good acoustics that it forms a "Whispering
Whitehall is the avenue, leading from Trafalgar SquareGallery." The stairs continue to the Stone Gallery and
to Parliament Square, lined with government buildingsup to the Golden Gallery for one of the best views
and is the center of British government. Along Whitehallover central London.
is Downing street, the site of the Prime Minister's home.London Imax Cinema is the largest in Europe screening
Further along is Big Ben, the famous tower clock, the2-D and 3-D movies and documentaries.
Houses of Parliament and Westminister Abbey settingLondon Aquarium is one of the largest in Europe
for royal coronations since 1066 and most recentlyfeaturing a wide range of marine life including sharks
that of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.and a coral reef display.
The Tower of London dates from 1078 and wasThe London Eye, also known as the 'Millenium Wheel',
London's original royal fortress. In the middle ages theis one of the world's largest Ferris wheels with 32
Tower of London acted as a royal residence, treasury,enclosed gondolas that give visitors spectacular views
mint and a prison. Located near the Tower Bridge onacross the capital. [Operates daily, opposite Big Ben
the Thames River, the Tower is a very popular touristand Houses of Parliament]
attraction where visitors can view the Crown Jewels,Kensington Palace dates from 1605 and has been the
the various towers, Armouries, Barracks, Chapel andhome of many royals including Princess Margaret and
the tower green where seven people (including two ofPrincess Diana. Queen Victoria was born here in 1819.
his wives) were beheaded during the reign of KingVisitors can take a tour of the State Apartments from
Henry VIII.10am to 5pm daily.
Tower Bridge is the famous 19th century bridgeHampton Court Palace was built in 1514 and became
across the Thames River located by the Tower ofthe residence of King Henry VIII. The palace has a long
London. The bridge was an architectural andhistory and visitors can tour the stately rooms and get
engineering marvel featuring a drawbridge solost in the famous 300 year old maze.
tall-masted ships could pass underneath. Tourists canMadame Tussaud's is the famous and very popular
take the Tower Bridge Experience to visit the northwax museum exhibiting movie stars, pop stars, world
tower and engine room to learn how the bridge isleaders and the royal family. The Spirit of London taxi
operated.ride takes visitors through a summary of London's
HMS Belfast is a large, light cruiser naval ship that washistory while the Chamber of Horrors displays the
built in Belfast, Ireland and launched in 1938. The Belfastdarker side to human nature.
served in many theatres of war during WWII and theLondon Planetarium is located next to Madame
Korean War. The ship is moored on the Thames nearTussaud's and has wax figures of great scientists as
the Tower Bridge and open to visitors.well as a great show of the stars and planets.
The London Eye is a large Ferris observation wheelAs you can see there is a lot to do in London - one
located on the South Bank of the Thames River givingvisit will not be enough!