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British Museum

 (22 Ratings)

History and culture on a grand scale

One of Britain's most vital and visited attractions is not, as the name suggests, British-specific. In fact very...

Central London · Great Russell St, Bloomsbury, London


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Westminster Abbey

 (11 Ratings)

Mostly gothic church with important people buried in it

Major, spectacular and cherished church with a convoluted past, Westminster Abbey was built in the 13th, 16th and...

Central London · 20 Dean's Yard, London


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The National Gallery

 (11 Ratings)

Britain's unmissable encyclopaedic collection of paintings

Stately but somehow not grand in its position perched above Trafalgar Square β€” and seemingly oblivious to the...

Central London · Trafalgar Square, London


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Royal Opera House

 (9 Ratings)

World-class opera and ballet

The grander of London's two major opera houses, Covent Garden [as it is commonly known] attracts international...

Central London · Covent Garden, London


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Cineworld Leicester Square (formerly Empire Leicester Square)

 (10 Ratings)

The bigger picture

Along with its competitive neighbour the Odeon Leicester Square, the Cineworld experience offers big-budget movies...

Central London · 5–6 Leicester Square, London


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BFI Southbank

 (10 Ratings)

World-class institution devoted to international film culture

A beloved riverside hot spot situated between the National Theatre and the Southbank Centre art-and-music complex,...

Central London · Belvedere Rd, Waterloo, London


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Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament)

 (7 Ratings)

Icon of icons

Also known as the Houses of Parliament, this mostly 1850s gothic-style beauty by Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin is...

Central London · St Margaret's, 20 Dean's Yard, London


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Royal Academy of Arts

 (5 Ratings)

18th-century institution still going strong

A privately funded artist-and-architect-led institution devoted to the visual arts through exhibitions, education...

Central London · Burlington House, Piccadilly, London


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Donmar Warehouse

 (6 Ratings)

Buzzy trendy starry not-for-profit central London theatre

With a capacity of just 250, the Donmar Warehouse is a fringe-theatre-sized and hugely popular West End venue which...

Central London · 41 Earlham St, Covent Garden, London


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Two Temple Place (January to April only)

 (4 Ratings)

Gays love beautiful Victorian interiors

One of central London's more striking best kept secrets, the friendly and welcoming Two Temple Place is a late...

Central London · 2 Temple Place, Temple, London


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