Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace
Hour-long spectacle at Bri-
tain's royal residence.
Hours:
Generally May-July daily at 11:30, Aug-April every
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London Eye
Enormous observation wheel, dominating—and offering com-
manding views over—London's skyline.
Hours:
Daily July-Aug 10:00-21:30, April-
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Imperial War Museum
Exhibits on the military history of the bloody 20th cen-
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Tate Modern
Works by Monet, Matisse, Dalí, Picasso, and Warhol displayed in
a converted powerhouse.
Hours:
Daily 10:00-18:00, Fri-Sat until 22:00. See
here
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Shakespeare's Globe
Timbered, thatched-roofed reconstruction of the Bard's
original wooden “O.”
Hours:
Theater complex, museum, and actor-led tours gener-
allydaily9:00-17:00;insummer,morningtheatertoursonly.Playsarealsoheldhere.
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Tate Britain
Collection of British painting from the 16th century through mod-
erntimes, including worksbyWilliam Blake, thePre-Raphaelites, andJ.M.W.Turn-
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Kensington Palace
Recently restored former home of British monarchs, with
good exhibits on Queen Victoria, as well as William and Mary.
Hours:
Daily
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NaturalHistoryMuseum
Packedwithstuffedcreatures, engagingexhibits, and
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Courtauld Gallery
Fine collection of paintings filling one wing of the Somerset
House, a grand 18th-century palace.
Hours:
Daily 10:00-18:00. See
here
.
Eating:
Get your rations at the Switch Room café (in the museum), or for a nearby pub
lunch, try Westminster Arms (food served downstairs, on Storey's Gate, a couple of blocks
south of the museum).
The Horse Guards change daily at 11:00 (10:00 on Sun), and a colorful dismounting cere-
mony takes place daily at 16:00. The rest of the day, they just stand there—terrible for video
cameras (on Whitehall, between Trafalgar Square and #10 Downing Street, Tube: West-
