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London
Instantly recognizable icons like Big Ben and St. Paul's Cathedral welcome you to history-laden London, the UK's multicultural capital that's a tireless innovator of art and culture.
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Attractions
Must-see attractions for your itinerary
Westminster Abbey
The West End
A splendid mixture of architectural styles, Westminster Abbey is considered the finest example of Early English Gothic. It's not merely a beautiful place…
Tate Modern
South Bank
One of London's most amazing attractions, Tate Modern is an outstanding modern- and contemporary-art gallery housed in the creatively revamped Bankside…
Natural History Museum
Kensington & Hyde Park
With its thunderous, animatronic dinosaur, riveting displays about planet earth, outstanding Darwin Centre and architecture straight from a Gothic fairy…
St Paul's Cathedral
London
Sir Christopher Wren’s 300-year-old architectural masterpiece is a London icon. Towering over diminutive Ludgate Hill in a superb position that's been a…
Tower of London
London
Few parts of the UK are as steeped in history or as impregnated with legend and superstition as the titanic stonework of the Tower of London. Not only is…
Shakespeare's Globe
South Bank
Seeing a play at Shakespeare's Globe – ideally standing under the open-air "wooden O" – is experiencing the playwright's work at its best and most…
British Museum
The West End
With almost six million visitors trooping through its doors annually, the British Museum in Bloomsbury, one of the oldest and finest museums in the world,…
Hyde Park
Kensington & Hyde Park
One of London’s best parks, Hyde Park spreads itself over 142 hectares of neat gardens, wild expanses of overgrown grass and glorious trees. As well as…
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Articles
Latest stories from London
Black Travel
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Public TransportHow to get around London: from tubes and trains to bikes and busesJun 19, 2023 • 10 min read
Train TravelTravel from Berlin to Brussels on a new overnight train - and even link up with LondonMay 25, 2023 • 4 min read
ToursThis cabaret-singer tour guide walks you through 2000 years of London’s queer historyMay 25, 2023 • 6 min read
- Festivals & EventsMarilyn Monroe, Elton John and Cher's outfits are the stars of this new London exhibition
May 12, 2023 • 3 min read
Festivals & EventsTraveling to London for the royal coronation? Here's what you need to knowMay 5, 2023 • 6 min read
Art and CultureImmerse yourself in the art of David Hockney at a new exhibition in LondonMar 8, 2023 • 4 min read
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