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Tower of London
Founded by William the Conqueror in 1066, enlarged and modified by successive sovereigns, the Tower is today one of the world's most famous and spectacular fortresses and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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London: 59 places in Atlas. Expect top sights, nature, food and markets. Mark where you have been and plan your trip on your own map.
Places: 59
British Museum
A vast repository of the world's cultures, controversially including hundreds of items that were looted from their places of origin.
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Westminster Abbey
The Abbey is the traditional scene for the coronation of British monarchs and the burial place of many past kings and queens.
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On the UNESCO World Heritage List, the Palace of Westminster is the seat of Parliament in the United Kingdom.
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St Paul's Cathedral
The great domed cathedral of St Paul's, designed by Sir Christopher Wren to replace the Gothic medieval cathedral destroyed in 1666 in the Great Fire of London, was built between 1675–1710.
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Tower Bridge
Magnificent 19th-century bridge, decorated with high towers and featuring a drawbridge.
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Houses the British national collection of western European art dating from the 13th to 19th centuries.
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Royal Botanic Gardens
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, these extensive, historic and beautiful gardens feature elements illustrating significant periods of garden and landscape art from the 18th to the 20th centuries, and a plant collection second to none in the world.
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The main residence of His Majesty King Charles III, Her Royal Highness Queen Camilla, and latterly of HM Queen Elizabeth II.
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Natural History Museum
Probably the most popular of all the museums here and a must see for many visitors to London.
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Victoria and Albert Museum
Named in honour of Queen Victoria and her consort Prince Albert, this museum has existed for over 150 years.
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Tate Modern
An enormous art gallery converted from the former Bankside Power Station, a visit to Tate Modern could easily take half a day.
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Historic home to English kings such as Henry VIII, now open to the public.
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Richmond Park
The largest open space in London, covering almost 1,000 hectares and home to a huge array of wildlife, including 400 wild deer.
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A branch of the Imperial War Museum, the Cabinet War Rooms preserves the underground corridors and rooms from which Churchill and the cabinet directed the war against Hitler and the Nazis, maintained almost exactly as they were left in 1945.
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The home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian line, this is one of the most important historic scientific sites in the world.
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An enormous, 135-metre-high observation wheel with 32 exterior glass-walled capsules.
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Dedicated to scientific exhibitions and collections bar those related to the life sciences.
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Sam Wanamaker's largely authentic reconstruction of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, built using traditional techniques, stages plays in the summer months.
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Trafalgar Square
The main, central square of London, Trafalgar Square is associated with celebration and demonstration - it is the site of London's lacklustre New Year celebrations, and in 2003 was the site of the triumphant homecoming of the British Rugby team from the World Cup, and a centre for demonstration against Britain's involvement in the Iraq War.
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Since opening in 1871 as part of Queen Victoria's memorial to her late husband it has become one of the most famous venues in the UK, and remains one of London's main concert halls.
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Highgate Cemetery
Take a guided tour of the overgrown Western Cemetery which gives it a special beauty and charm, or visit the East Cemetery unaccompanied where you will find the grave of Karl Marx.
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Kensington Palace
A royal residence which is still used by Prince William, Kate and their young family.
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It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, held each year over a two week period in late June & early July.
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Greenwich Park
Situated on a hill rising up from Greenwich town centre, the park offers impressive views from the hilltop across the River Thames to Docklands and the City of London.
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Sir John Soane's Museum
The former home of architect Sir John Soane, the building has been converted into a museum, displaying some of the objects he collected during his lifetime, including the alabaster sarcophagus of Seti I, and paintings by artists including William Hogarth.
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Built by Christopher Wren in 1694 as the Greenwich Hospital for the relief and support of seamen and their dependents and for the improvement of navigation.
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The Cutty Sark
A preserved tea and wool clipper built in 1869 which set the record for passage from Australia under sail.
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This gallery houses the Tate collection of British art from 1500 through to contemporary art.
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National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery is just around the corner from the National Gallery and is an entertaining way to learn about British history since the Tudors.
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Piccadilly Circus
At the junction of five major roads, Piccadilly Circus is the home of the famous aluminum statue of Eros, which sits atop a fountain.
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The official book depository of the United Kingdom, holding a copy of every book ever printed here, and a wide variety of periodicals.
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HMS Belfast
A historic boat, part of the Imperial War Museum.
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ZSL London Zoo
London's main zoo is in the northern reaches of Regent's Park.
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Claims to the oldest restaurant still-going in London dating back to 1798.
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Brick Lane Beigel Bake
A local institution, Beigel Bake is more celebrated of the two and rated by some as the freshest most delicious beigel you will ever have.
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The Wolseley
All day café-restaurant in a grade II*-listed art deco building serving all the fine-dining classics.
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Classy Italian and modern gourmet cuisine at Rainville Rd, Fulham,.
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A fine museum with an eclectic collection of stuffed animals, wonderful collection of world musical instruments, with interactive information.
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Garden founded by apothecaries in the 17th century to the medicinal properties of plants.
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Substantial nature reserve on the old disused Barn Elms Reservoirs.
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Padella
Daily fresh handmade pasta in a two-level restaurant right by the entrance of Borough Market.
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Holland Park
Originally the private garden of Holland House, much of which was destroyed in the London Blitz, Holland Park is a mixture of woodland, European and Japanese-style formal gardens and leisure facilities.
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Large expanse of green space stretching 12 miles from Forest Gate into Essex.
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A quite beautiful hidden garden on West Heath, which is little known even to many Londoners.
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The Serpentine
The Serpentine is a long, thin artificial lake within Hyde Park which contains a range of waterfowl and fish.
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New Tayyabs
Long established and arguably the best South Asian restaurant in the Whitechapel area.
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Traditional bakery and tea shop, famous for its Maids of Honour cakes, which has been established for over 150 years.
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Nature reserve set around reservoirs, one of the largest urban wetlands in Europe and a nice place for birdwatching.
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Oyster bar, game and seafood restaurant.
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Maison Bertaux
Slightly tatty but utterly and deliciously French, since 1871.
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A cafe with a lot of character.
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While the Crystal Palace is no longer there, the 200-acre park is a lasting reminder of the grandeur of the scheme.
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A lovely park on the southern banks of the Thames known or its wildlife and some splendid examples of mature trees.
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Dr Johnson's House
Dr Samuel Johnson was the highly distinguished 18th-century "man of letters", best known for his comprehensive English Dictionary of 1755, but also for his prolific output of poems, essays and novels.
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Sydenham Hill Wood
A remnant of the great hornbeam and oak woodland that once traversed South London.
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Famous swimming club in Hyde Park's lake.
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Postman's Park
Postman's Park is three parks combined, bringing together the gardens of St Botolph's Aldersgate, Christ Church Greyfriars and St Leonard, Foster Lane.
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Abney Park Cemetery
One of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ garden cemeteries of London, which has become a woodland memorial park, popular with local dog owners.
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