Best Attractions in London

British Museum: Some of the most astounding treasures of the classical world are housed in one overwhelmingly glorious neoclassical building.

British Library: The finest and rarest books on the planet, plus the Magna Carta, are laid open for your eyes.

Churchill War Rooms: A time capsule of the tense days of World War II and the most advanced biographical museum in existence.

Museum of London: Beside a remnant of a Roman wall, the city’s spectacular story is retold with the nonstop dazzle of precious finds.

National Gallery: Some 2,000 masterpieces, the cream of every genre, reside at what may be the best fine art collection in the world.

Natural History Museum: For kids, it’s all about the dinosaurs, but this “cathedral of nature” has major chops as a research facility, too.

St Paul’s Cathedral: Sir Christopher Wren’s masterpiece is the icon of London and a shrine to historic events and people.

Tate Modern: Bankside’s hymn to the “shock of the new,” a former power station, has just completed a milestone expansion.

Tower of London: Britain’s gruesome underbelly and its glittering Crown Jewels coexist in one sprawling city castle of stone.

Victoria & Albert Museum: Always evolving and growing, this is probably the world’s finest collection of decorative arts.

Westminster Abbey: Be awed by Britain’s ancient spiritual heart, where nearly 1,000 years of monarchs have been crowned and many are buried.