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Rounded Rectangular Callout: Lets give the Queen a jingle, shall we? More London Sights

In cosmopolitan London, there are so many worthy sights than you might want to order your afternoon tea to go....

  • St Paul's Cathedral - Religion, English style. Built by Wren right after the Great Fire of 1666.
  • Houses of Parliament - you've seen them argue on C-Span, now check it out in person.
  • Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum - Popular with all ages. Her story is as interesting as her wax subjects.
  • Vinopolis - Wines from all over the world. Come for the history, stay for the samples.
  • London Eye Ferris Wheel - Offers the highest public view (450 ft) available of this relatively short city.
  • Cabinet War Rooms - In the dire times of WWII, the brains of Britain's battle went below ground.
  • Theatre district . Their theatres are smaller, their prices lower, and the acting is as good as there is. Go once and you'll want to go again.

Walk through/ drive by/ say "you've seen it" sights. Fun to recognize, easy to see.

  • Big Ben clock tower - Maybe London's most recognizable sight. "Ben" is actually the bell.
  • Trafalgar Square - Admiral Nelson in the center, pigeons everywhere
  • Piccadilly Circus - Like Times Square, a 21st century neon spectacle
  • 10 Downing Street - the Prime Minister lives here, with a stoic sentry out front
  • Covent Garden - an old mall, London style, with modern shops and restaurants
  • Tower Bridge - The bridge you visualize when someone sings "London Bridge". Only problem is that London Bridge is in Arizona.... Prime photo op
  • Hyde Park "speakers corner"- I've never done it, but anybody can get up and start a discussion
  • Royal Albert Hall - still a famous concert venue
  • Changing of the Guard - I think its overrated, but I guess you've got to do it once

I used to pay to get into the following fantastic museums, and was happy to do so. Now these treasures are free, so go!

  • Victoria and Albert Museum -  If the British Museum wasn't enough, here's some more good stuff
  • Museum of London - Sorts out London's many historical bits and pieces. Underrated and informative
  • Imperial War Museum - Even if you're not keen on the theme, this place demands your " atten-TION"
  • Natural History Museum - I like big bones
  • National Portrait Gallery - Paintings of famous people from the last 500 years. Might surprise you
  • Tate Modern - Most of my peers rate this a must see, and it  is London's modern art museum....
  • Theatre Museum - Unique, fun and easy (and right by Covent Garden if you're not a shopper, wink wink)
  • Tate Britain - Gainsborough, Blake, Constable, Turner, etc. The British are here! The British are here!