Alternative London Sights, London, England
鈥榃hen a man is tired of London, he is tired of life鈥�, as the saying goes 鈥� and it鈥檚 hard to argue. The list of main tourist attractions in this city is long enough in itself (see my聽Classic London聽post), and these may indeed be all that can be crammed into the itineraries of first-time tourists who are only in town for a few days.
But if you have a few days extra, or have done all the 鈥榤ust-sees鈥� before, there is a multitude of other alternative London sights offering other great ways to soak up this amazing metropolis. Some of the options I mention here could almost as easily have been included among the mainstream attractions 鈥� the line is pretty blurry and subjective. In most cases, however, I believe they may be things that are slightly less of a priority for first-time tourists who will naturally be focusing more on Buckingham Palace, Big Ben & co., but which are still likely to enrich any trip to the British capital.
N.B.: This post does not talk about the city鈥檚 prevalent and colourful street art, because there鈥檚 a separate blog post for that聽here. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
But if you have a few days extra, or have done all the 鈥榤ust-sees鈥� before, there is a multitude of other alternative London sights offering other great ways to soak up this amazing metropolis. Some of the options I mention here could almost as easily have been included among the mainstream attractions 鈥� the line is pretty blurry and subjective. In most cases, however, I believe they may be things that are slightly less of a priority for first-time tourists who will naturally be focusing more on Buckingham Palace, Big Ben & co., but which are still likely to enrich any trip to the British capital.
N.B.: This post does not talk about the city鈥檚 prevalent and colourful street art, because there鈥檚 a separate blog post for that聽here. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Alternative London Sights
Guide Location: England » London
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Emily Plank
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
Guide Location: England » London
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Emily Plank
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Sky Garden
- Viewing Level at Tate Modern
- London Eye
- Kensington Roof Gardens
- St Saviours Dock Footbridge
- Shakespeare鈥檚 Globe Theatre
- Borough Market
- Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum
- Imperial War Museum
- Churchill War Rooms
- Natural History Museum
- Science Museum
- Museum of London
- Saatchi Gallery
- Olympia
- John Sandoe Book
- British Library
- Holland Park
- The Ship & Shovell
- Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
- Camden Market
- Interesting brickwork
- St Pancras International Station
- Liberty department store
- Michelin House
- Marriott Kensington
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