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  • London Eye
    County Hall, London, SE1 1GZ

    The London Eye is the world's highest observation wheel with amazing views of Britain's capital city. The Eye takes you on a 30 minute flight, rising to 450 feet above the river Thames, in 32 high tech fully enclosed capsules.
  • Millennium Dome
    Millennium Dome, Milennium Pier, North Greenwich

    The Millennium Dome is the largest single structure in the United Kingdom. Inside there are six zones of interest: Body, Learning, Dream, Spirit, Play and Living. Hands-on exhibits, live entertainment, restaurants and shops provide everything necessary to make this a unique 21st -century experience.
  • Buckingham Palace
    Buckingham Palace Road, SW1

    Residence to Queen Elizabeth II, it was opened to the public for the first time in 1993 in order to raise money for repairs to Windsor Castle. Building dates back to the early 19th century, and the facade is Edwardian.
  • Westminster Abbey
    Parliament Square

    One of the most visited churches in the world, it is the resting place of the royals. It was founded in the 7th Century, although first records only exist back as far as 970.
  • St Paul's Cathedral
    Ludgate Hill, EC4

    This magnificent structure was constructed between 1675 and 1710, but it stands on the site of two previous cathedrals dating back to 604. The whispering gallery in the main dome is so named because a whisper uttered can be heard anywhere within the dome by pressing one's ear to the wall.
  • Westminster Cathedral
    An example of neo-Byzantine architecture and the headquarters of Britain's Catholic Church. The 14 Stations of the Cross were beautifully sculpted by Eric Gill.
  • Kensington Palace
    Kensington Gardens, W8

    This Jacobean building was enlarged by William & Mary in 1702. It became the residence of Queen Anne, King George I and King George II. Queen Victoria was born here and lived here until she was eighteen.
  • Parliament
    The neo-Gothic building includes the House of Commons and the House of Lords. You can check the time on the most famous face in the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben.
  • Banqueting House
    Whitehall, SW1

    The Banqueting House was designed by Inigo Jones and commissioned by James I in 1619.
  • Cabinet War Rooms
    Clive Steps, King Charles Street

    Churchill, his cabinet and the Chiefs of Staff used this underground complex, during the air raids of World War II. The displays include the map room, Churchill's bedroom and the Transatlantic Telephone room.
  • Tower of London
    Tower Hill, EC3

    According to Shakespeare, the young princes and heirs of Edward IV were killed here by their wicked uncle, Richard III. In 1066, William the Conqueror erected the first wooden fort on this site, which was replaced by a stone keep, later known as the White Tower.
  • Hampton Court Palace
    East Molesey, Surrey

    See King Henry VIII apartments, the guides wear period costumes to make the experience alive. Visit the Tudor kitchens, the Chapel Royal and the legendary maze or fountain garden.
  • Royal Courts of Justice
    The Strand Gothic building, built in the 13th Century. The Royal Courts are the center of the British Legal system.
  • Spencer House
    27 St James's Place

    Palace was built in 1756 for the first Earl Spencer, ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales. Eight State rooms with 18th Century interiors are open to the public.
  • Wesley's House and Chapel
    47 City Road

    18th Century house in which John Wesley lived and died in 1791. The house contains many personal effects of the founder of Methodism. The museum of Methodism is located in the crypt of the chapel.
  • Natural History Museum
    Exhibition Road, SW7

    National Museum for natural history and geology. The displays include dinosaurs, the mammal balcony at the Blue Whale exhibit or the moonlit rainforest in the ecology gallery among others.
  • British Museum
    The oldest museum in the world. Displays include the Assyrian treasures and Egyptian mummies among others.
  • Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
    Kew Gardens

    Founded in 1761, one of the finest botanical gardens anywhere in the world, covering 288 acres and containing museums, thousands of plant species, etc.
  • London Zoo
    Regents Park, London NW1

    Over 12,000 animals on display, while placing a great emphasis on conservation and breeding of many endangered species.
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