marinaexplores_ — Buckingham Palace
London offers a plethora of free activities to enjoy. Here are 30 suggestions to help you make the most of your visit: 1. Canary Wharf Winter Lights Festival 2. Natural History Museum 3. Science Museum 4. Victoria & Albert Museum 5. National Gallery 6. Tate Modern 7. Sky Garden 8. Buckingham Palace 9. Hyde Park 10. British Museum 11. Camden Market 12. Hampstead Heath 13. Borough Market 14. Portobello Road Market 15. Columbia Road Flower Market 16. Richmond Park 17. Primrose Hill 18. Greenwich Park 19. St. Dunstan in the East 20. Leadenhall Market 21. Neal’s Yard 22. The Garden at 120 23. New Change 24. Spitalfields Market
Attraction
Cultural landmark
4.5
Visitors can tour the palace's opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard.
Government office
4.6
Neo-Gothic masterpiece & seat of the UK government. Guided tours on Saturdays & in the summer.
Garden
4.7
City garden amongst the ruins of a grade I listed church with a tower & steeple by Christopher Wren.
Attraction
4.6
Known as the walkie talkie due to its unique shape, this skyscraper features a top-floor restaurant.
Garden
4.8
Museum/Gallery
Museum
4.7
Trafalgar Square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of Western European painting.
Museum
4.7
Landmark museum of animals and natural phenomena, with hands-on exhibits and animatronic dinosaurs.
Museum
4.7
Huge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures.
Art gallery
4.5
Modern-art gallery with international works on display, plus a cafe with panoramic river views.
Museum
4.7
Blockbuster exhibitions and permanent decorative arts collection, with design shop and ornate cafe.
Museum
4.6
A vast treasury of science & invention, famous for its state-of-the-art interactive exhibits.
