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Visit London
Information on all that there is to see and do, accommodation and travel
from Visit London.
Art, Music & Theatre
Barbican
Centre
Home to the London Symphony Orchestra and The Royal Shakespeare Company,
plus art galleries and more
National
Gallery
Houses national collections of Western European paintings from 1260
to 1900
Official
London Theatre Guide
Listings from the 50 major theatres in central London, including those
beyond the West End
Royal
Academy of Arts
The permanent collection includes examples of British art from the 18th
century to the present day
Royal
Albert Hall
London's busiest venue with over 300 shows per year, playing host to
a wide variety of musical and sporting events
Royal Opera
House
One of the world’s great theatres and home to The Royal Ballet and The
Royal Opera
Shakespeare's
Globe Theatre
Information about the recently reconstructed Shakesperean playhouse
and programme of events
South Bank
Centre
The Royal Festival Hall and Hayward Gallery form part of the largest
concentration of cultural facilities in the world
Tate Britain
& Tate Modern
The Tate galleries house the national collection of British art from
the sixteenth century to the present day
Attractions
London
Aquarium
One of Europe's largest exhibits of Aquatic life, combining education
and entertainment through a multi-sensory experience
London Eye
Details of the world's highest observation wheel, including booking
information.
London Dungeon
Visit London's most gruesome musuem: certainly not for the faint-hearted!
London
Zoo
Opened in 1828 and looks after 650 animal species, of which 112 species
are listed as threatened
Madame
Tussaud's
Madame Tussaud's offers unique up-close-and-personal access to the hottest
celebrities
Royal Botanic
Gardens
Information about the gardens, events and research at Kew
Shakespeare's
Globe Theatre
Information about the recently reconstructed Shakesperean playhouse
and programme of events
Wetland
Centre
The first created wetland habitat to have been developed in a capital
city
Historic Buildings
Buckingham
Palace
Visitors can now look around certain areas of the official London
residence of Britain's sovereigns since 1837
Historic Royal Palaces
Includes the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace,
the Banqueting House and Kew Palace
St Paul's Cathedral
See the building and explore its treasures, experience a concert, visit
an exhibition, or simply pray
Tower Bridge
Experience
The award-winning attraction inside the bridge, illustrating the bridge's
history which spans more than 100 years
Westminster
Abbey
An architectural masterpiece of the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries,
presenting a unique pageant of British history
Museums
The
British Museum
Holds artifacts and information from cultures around the world, from
all stages of history
Imperial War Museum
Coverage of conflicts, especially those involving Britain and the Commonwealth,
from the First World War to the present day
Museum
of London
The largest, most comprehensive city museum in the world, telling the
story of London from prehistoric times to today
National Maritime
Museum
Home to two million items from Britain's sea-going history, as well
as the Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Natural History Museum
The UK's national museum of natural history, and a centre of scientific
research in taxonomy and biodiversity
Science
Museum
See, touch and experience the major scientific advances of the last
300 years, from original steam engines to Apollo 10
Victoria and Albert
Museum
Holds one of the world's largest and most diverse collections of the
decorative arts, dating from 3000BC to the present day
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