Welcome to London
Trafalgar Square
Places of interest in London
- Buckingham Palace
- Camden Town
- Chinatown
- Covent Garden
- Downing Street
- Horse Guards Parade
- Leicester Square
- The London Dungeon
- London Aquarium
- London Eye
- London Planetarium
- London Zoo
- Madame Tussaud's
- Piccadilly Circus
- South Bank
- Theatreland
- Tower Bridge
- Tower of London
- Trafalgar Square
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Buildings and monuments
Paternoster Square in the City of London
- 1 Canada Square (the centrepiece of Canary Wharf)
- 30 St Mary Axe (Home of Swiss Re, and also known as "The Gherkin" or even the "Erotic Gherkin")
- Albert Memorial
- Alexandra Palace
- Bank of England
- Battersea Power Station
- British Library
- Broadcasting House
- BT Tower (Formerly known as the Post Office Tower and Telecom Tower)
- Buckingham Palace
- Bush House
- City Hall
- Clarence House
- Cleopatra's Needle
- Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain
- Hampton Court Palace
- Lambeth Palace
- Kensington Palace
- Lloyd's building
- Marble Arch
- Millennium Dome
- The Monument (to the Great Fire of London)
- Nelson's Column
The Palace of Westminster seen across the River Thames.
- National Portrait Gallery, London
- National Gallery, London
- Palace of Westminster (Parliament and tower containing Big Ben)
- Royal Albert Hall
- Royal Courts of Justice
- Royal Exchange
- Royal Festival Hall
- Royal Greenwich Observatory and the Greenwich Meridian
- Royal Opera House
- Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Neasden
- St Pancras Station
- St Paul's Cathedral
- Somerset House
- Syon House
- Tate Gallery (now known as Tate Britain)
- Tate Modern (formerly Bankside Power Station)
- Temple of Mithras
- Tower 42 (formerly known as the Natwest Tower)
- Westminster Abbey
Markets and shopping areas in London
Harrods store at night-time, February 2005
- West End
- Knightsbridge
- Borough Market
- Portobello Road Market
- Petticoat Lane Market
- Brick Lane Market
- Covent Garden
- Harrods
- See also: London markets
Parks and gardens in London
London is well endowed with open spaces. The eight Royal Parks of London are former royal hunting grounds which are now open to the public. Green Park, St James's Park, Hyde Park, and Kensington Gardens form a green strand through the West End. Regents Park is on the northern edge of central London, while Greenwich Park, Bushy Park, and Richmond Park are in the suburbs. Many of the smaller green spaces in central London are garden squares which were built for the private use of the residents of the fashionable districts, but in some cases are now open to the public.
Most of London's council-owned parks were developed between the mid 19th century and the Second World War. Examples include Victoria Park, Alexandra Park and Battersea Park. Some of the other major open spaces in the suburbs, such as Hampstead Heath, Wimbledon Common and Epping Forest have a more informal, semi-natural character. The leading paid entrance garden in London is the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Hampton Court Palace also has a celebrated garden.
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Other places of interest in London
- The Old Bailey The Central Criminal Court with famous trials but inconvenient for the unprepared tourist since personal items prohibited include bags and mobile phones.
- Tyburn was the location for many infamous executions by hanging. Now near the site of Marble Arch and Hyde Park.
- Battersea Power Station and the Millennium Dome are two architecturally interesting buildings which currently stand empty. However mixed use developments centred on both buildings are due to commence in 2005. The Millennium Dome will become an indoor sports hall, and Battersea Power Station will become a shopping and leisure facility.
- The Avenue of Stars is a walkway based on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, honouring those who have made notable achievements in the entertainments industry.
- Highgate Cemetery is an interesting cemetery where many famous people are buried, for example Karl Marx and Michael Faraday.
- Tiny police stations - Wellington Arch and Marble Arch both once housed one, and there is also one in a 'pepper-pot' underneath a ship lamp in Trafalgar Square.
See also in London
Tower Bridge crosses the River Thames next to the Tower of London. See also: Sequence showing the bridge opening.
- Paul London
- 7 July 2005 London bombings
- 2012 Olympics
- List of churches and cathedrals of London
- London the punk group
- London in fiction
- List of heads of London government
- Hotels in London
- Londonistan
- London markets
- Mayor of London
- Photographs of London
- List of places in London
- London postal districts
- Subterranean London
- Subterranean rivers of London
- Tall buildings in London
- University of London
- London School of Economics
- Walking in London
- Guide to London on Wikibooks
- List of television shows set in London
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London travel guides
- Travel guide to London
- VisitLondon The Official Website for London
- The Open Guide to London, a project to document all of London in a wiki.
- 350 pictures with maps of itineraries for walks to do in London
- Online text of Finlay Murihead's 1927 guide to London and its environs
- the London Link, information for foreigners living in London.
- London Pictures Pictures of attractions and areas in London
- Urban Path: Nice things in London
- CityMap of London(not working) from ITMaps.
- World66 Guide to London, a travel guide written by its users.
- Worst London Tourist Attractions - a guide of a different kind - where not to go, for tourists
- World Music Central guide to London - for cultural travelers interested in local music artists, venues, recording industry, CD shops, instrument makers, etc.
- Frommer's London Hotel, restaurant and attraction reviews
- LondonNet com Featuring club, pub and bar listings; ticket sales; current happenings in London.
- London URL Map - map of geotagged websites around London.