Popular places in Greater London

London, Greater London, United Kingdom - London is the capital of England and one of the most international global centers of the world. The city boasts 4 world heritage sites: the Tower of London, Westminster Abbe...

Greenwich Prime Meridian, Greater London, United Kingdom - Stand on the Prime Meridian at the Greenwich Royal Observatory! It's actually about as fun as it sounds, but there are plenty of tourists and an observatory museum with aster...

Turnham Green And Chiswick High Road, Greater London, United Kingdom - Hardly one of the park giants in West London, Turnham Green is a gem for the locals; conveniently located in a lively area yet serene enough to escape the hustle and bustle of...

Kew Botanical Gardens, Greater London, United Kingdom - The world's largest collection of living plants, Kew Gardens is a large botanical garden and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Visitors will find a wide array of plants and flowe...

Kensington Palace, Greater London, United Kingdom - Kensington Palace has been home to the royal family for over 300 years and was where Diana Princess of Wales resided. Today it is the official residence of the Duke and Duches...

Tower Of London, Greater London, United Kingdom - The Tower of London is a Unesco World Heritage site and holds the crowned jewels, including previous crowns of Kings and their golden maces. You will feel in the presence of ...

Big Ben, Greater London, United Kingdom - The iconic clock tower of the London skyline, Big Ben is one of the largest clock towers in the world. It is an oddly gothic and yellowish structure, seemingly out of place i...

Leicester Square, Greater London, United Kingdom - The cinema center of London is Leicester Square. You will find huge movie theaters here, crowds of teenagers, as well as cheap tickets to musicals. Indeed, London is known...

Piccadilly Circus, Greater London, United Kingdom - A busy plaza and shopping area, Piccadilly Circus is part of the West End of London. You will be surrounded by neon lights, cars, buildings, and shopping all over. Piccadi...

Westminster Abbey, Greater London, United Kingdom - Unesco World Heritage site Westminster Abbey is an ornate gothic church adjacent to Big Ben clocktower, and home to treasured paintings, stained glass, tapestries, and statues...

Hampton Court Palace, Greater London, United Kingdom - Built over 500 yeras ago, the royal Hampton Court Palace offers visitors magnificent gardens, beautiful interiors of state rooms, and massive kitchens built to feed 1000 subje...

London Eye, Greater London, United Kingdom - The largest Ferris wheel in Europe, and also one of the most popular attractions at over 3 million visitors a year. The size of the wheel is surpassed only by the Star of Nan...

Buckingham Palace, Greater London, United Kingdom - Buckingham Palace is the Queen's official residence. It is only open to visitors during the Summer (August to September), but even still you can see the changing of the guard...

St. Paul's Cathedral, Greater London, United Kingdom - St Paul’s is an iconic part of the London skyline and one of the most popular tourist attractions. Visitors can ascend the dome to dizzying heights and obtain a panorama vi...

Covent Garden, Greater London, United Kingdom - An Italian style plaza, Covent Garden is the heart and life of London. There are no gardens here, despite the name. But the location and atmosphere of this cobblestone-floor...

British Museum, Greater London, United Kingdom - One of the best museums in the world, the British Museum holds a treasure chest of historical artifacts collected from all over the world as England colonized and conquered. ...

Queen's House, Greater London, United Kingdom - Today, with its dazzling interior which includes the first spiral staircase in England, the Queen’s House is an art museum covering the Tudor and Stuart periods. The Quee...

Hyde Park, Greater London, United Kingdom - One of London's finest historic landscapes covering 142 hectares (350 acres). There is something for everyone in Hyde Park. With over 4,000 trees, a lake, a meadow, horse ride...

Tate Modern, Greater London, United Kingdom - The Tate is London's largest modern art gallery, and is free to the public. The interior is huge, as the building used to be a power station that was later reopened as an art...

Regent's Canal, Greater London, United Kingdom - Regent's Canal is a canal just north of Central London. It eventually empties into the Thames. It was built and proposed in the early 19th century for cargo purposes but has g...