London Top Five Travel Attractions

Buckingham Palace, British Museum, London Zoo, Westminster Abbey,

Mar 28, 2008

Of London's many visitor attractions, any list of the best things to see on vacation would include Big Ben, the River Thames, St Paul's Cathedral and the London Eye.

To try to reduce London's best visitor attractions to a mere Top Five is to attempt the impossible. But anyone visiting England's capital city ought to at least consider seeing some if not all of these top London sights.

London is home to one of the world's greatest museums, with free admission to see famous exhibits like the Elgin Marbles, the Rosetta Stone and the Dead Sea Scrolls. The Egyptian Mummies, the Great Court and the Reading Room are also 'must see' attractions.

The London home of the Queen is probably London's number one tourist attraction. In the summer months you can tour the Palace, but at other times visitors have to be content with a look at the outside, and perhaps seeing the Changing of the Guard.

London's Pubs

All museums and no time out makes for an exhausting vacation, so when it's time for a break pop into one of London's historic pubs. Buy a good pub guide when you arrive, and find one of the bars where you'll get some history and atmosphere along with your pint of beer and pub grub. Some of London's most famous and characterful pubs, which are also near some of the city's main tourist attractions, include:

A perennial favorite with young and old alike, the Zoo in Regent's Park opened in 1828 and today a lot of work is done to encourage the breeding of endangered species, and for wildlife conservation. Don't miss feeding time for the penguins, the chance to see otters underwater, the walk-through forest and the new Gorilla Kingdom.

When it comes to history it's hard to beat London. William the Conqueror was crowned King of England here in 1066, and there have been 17 other coronations since then, 14 royal weddings, and of course the funeral service for Princess Diana. Many of Britain's most famous people are honourd by being buried here, including King Henry VII, Queen Elizabeth I and Geoffrey Chaucer.

Many of London's best sights are right on the River Thames, so take a look too at

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