The UK capital packs royal palaces, world-class free museums, a 2,000-year Roman-to-modern skyline, and the Thames into one sprawling, transit-connected city. Most national museums and galleries are free to enter, which makes London one of Europe's best-value capitals despite its reputation for expensive travel.
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British Museum
The world's oldest national public museum — eight million objects spanning two million years of human history, free to enter, from the Rosetta Stone to the Parthenon Marbles.
National Gallery
Over 2,300 Western European paintings from the 13th to the early 20th century, free to view, filling the north side of Trafalgar Square.
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London — The Making of Harry Potter
Walk through the actual film sets, props and costumes from the Harry Potter movies at the working studio where all eight films were made, just outside London in Leavesden.
Natural History Museum
A cathedral-like Victorian building housing dinosaur skeletons, a blue whale suspended from the ceiling, and 80 million specimens — free to enter and one of London's most family-friendly museums.
Victoria and Albert Museum
The world's largest museum of art, design and performance — 5,000 years of human creativity from Raphael cartoons to Alexander McQueen couture, free to enter.
Big Ben & the Houses of Parliament
The Elizabeth Tower's Great Bell and the Gothic Revival Palace of Westminster — Britain's seat of government, viewable free from outside, or climbed on a rare, popular guided tour.
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