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Sightseeing in London is exciting, fun and vast. Walking shoes and city maps are de rigueur. With unknown numbers of attractions, London’s top ten sites are determined by recent visitor statistics. The British Museum is home to the iconic works of man from prehistoric to modern times. Around the world highlights include the Parthenon sculptures, Rosetta Stone and the Ancient Egypt collection of mummies. Another museum, the Tate Modern, is housed in the renovated Bankside Power Station. It exhibits Britain’s modern and contemporary art from 1500 to the present as well as international modern art. Opened in 2000 it is the world’s most visited modern art gallery. The National Gallery is known as the crowning glory of Trafalgar Square. It houses Western European paintings from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The collection includes works of Titian, Vermeer, Seurat, Uccello, Da Vinci and priceless others. At the Natural History Museum children and adults will find more than 67 million articles on display in the 4 acres of gallery space. Just for starters it holds the tallest, biggest and rarest animals, plus a 40-million year old spider. The London Eye is a newer attraction on the skyline. As the world’s highest observation wheel it has 32 capsules each holding 25 people for a 30 minute trip of breathtaking views. For extra fun reserve a capsule for special occasions. London’s Science Museum covers the future of space travel to exploring the mental gymnastics of “Who am I?” There is an IMAX Cinema and hands-on galleries to experience scientific advances of the last 300 years. The Victoria and Albert Museum has over 3,000 years worth of artifacts. Its worldwide exhibits include furniture, paintings, metalwork, sculpture and textiles. Visitors come face-to-face with the famous at Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum. Wax figures range from Shakespeare to the Queen. The newest residents are Kate and William. The center of the world under Henry VIII was Greenwich. Located here are the Royal Museums of Greenwich, National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal Observatory. The Greenwich Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time set the world’s standards for coordinates and time. At the Tower of London, Yeoman Warders and black ravens guard this fortress of bloody history. It has been a palace, a prison for wives, princes, murderers and treasonous folk, a site of torture and execution. The Crown Jewels are housed here and are on public display. Authors By-line This guest blog was brought to you by Cash4Coins Foreign Coin Exchange who provide simple, open and honest service and are trusted by individuals, national charities, banks,
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