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Madame Tussauds Wax Museum

Located at Merylebone road, Madame Tussauds is popular for its wide array of wax figures of famous personalities from around the world. It was started by Marie Tussauds who used to sculpt faces and figures from wax from the age of 6. It displays wax statues of powerful and influential personalities. Since its inception in 1835, Madame Tussauds displays wax statues from the biggest names in the history of cinema, art, television to the legends in sports, from models to historical figures and veterans , including famed and popular movie characters, YouTube artists, revolutionaries, and even controversial figures of people like Adolf Hitler. Hollywood’s power couples like Kimye (Kim Kardashian and Kanye West) to the Royal Couple, from the popular comic actor from the black and white-era of cinema Charlie Chaplin to the animated character Shrek are all featured in Madame Tussaud Wax Museum is an exhibition of celebrities, artists, sportsmen, and various other world renowned and esteemed personalities and figures. With the original one is in London, there are 21 of this franchise around the world at present. The 1st branch that opened overseas was in Amsterdam in 1970. Read More

Officially called the London Millennium Footbridge and famously known as the ‘Wobbly Bridge’, the Millennium Bridge is located between Southwark Bridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge. Inaugurated in 2000, it was built for pedestrians to cross the River Thames. Any bridge along the River Thames requires an Act of Parliament. However, for the Millennium Bridge, the Port of London Authority sought license and permissions directly from the City of London and the London Borough of Southwark. It is a steel suspension bridge which is owned by Bridge House Estates, a charitable trust under the City of London Corporation. They are also in charge of its maintenance.The bridge’s construction began in 1998 and was funded by the Millennium Commission along with the London Bridge Trust. With GBP 7 million coming in from the Millennium Commission, the bridge took GBP 18.2 million to complete. On its opening day on June 10, 2000, it was estimated to have been crossed by close to 90,000 people, with 2,000 people on the bridge at any given point in time. Read More

The National Gallery, an art gallery situated in Trafalgar Square, displays more than 2000 Western European paintings from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century. The works of renowned artists like Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Turner, and Van Gogh are displayed here. The National Gallery is considered as one of London's most important museums and it holds an impressive collection of paintings covering the period between 1260 and 1900 and it has works of all the renowned artists of that era. Over 2300 paintings are on display now in the monument at Trafalgar Square. It is a neoclassical building which is now turned into a museum after 1838. The works in this museum are organised in a chronological manner. At the main entrance of the museum which is towards the Sainsbury wing, one can find the oldest paintings of Giotto and Jan Ban Eyck. The works of the Renaissance artists like Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci can be found in the west wing while the seventeenth and eighteenth century painting can be found in the other wings. Read More

The Natural History Museum, located in South Kensington, is a world-famous museum that houses approximately 80 million life and earth science specimens within five prime collections: botany, entomology, mineralogy, paleontology, and zoology. It welcomes more than 5 million visitors each year. The Natural History Museum, formerly known as British Museum (Natural History), is one of the 3 major museums in South Kensington along with the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. It is sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media, & Sport, and has a vision to foster knowledge of the natural world by promoting the discovery, understanding, responsible use, and enjoyment of the natural world through the varied exciting exhibits that it treasures.From fossils and moon rocks to exotic plants, to skeletons, there’s no end to what you can come across this museum. Read More

One of the busiest streets not only in the city but worldwide, the Oxford Street is known to be a famous shopping destination, with over 500 brand stores and a footfall of around 200 million annually. It is almost a 2 km stretch running from St. Giles Circus, past Tottenham Court Road, Wardour Street and Rathbone Place and ending at Marble Arch. Oxford Street has many retail stores, including flagship stores of many top and trending brands, and many listed buildings. During the medieval period (5th-15th century), due to public hangings of prisoners at Newgate prison, this street was called Tyburn Road. By the 18th century, it became known as Oxford Street from Oxford Road, and the landscape changed from residential to commercial and finally to more retail-related by the late 19th century. Read More

One of the busiest junctions in the city, The Piccadilly Circus is not a circus. It used to be a circle or ring-shaped public area but has become square-shaped over time. It is also known as Times Square of London, is situated in London’s West End and is named after the house of a tailor Roger Biker who became famous for selling piccadils. The Piccadilly Circus was originally called the Piccadilly House. Piccadilly House was the residence of Roger Biker, who used to make Piccadils, which are stiff-neck frilled collars worn by the gentrified in the 17th century. Named after the house of a tailor Roger Biker who became famous for selling piccadils. With Leicester Square, Regent Street, Haymarket, Shaftesbury Avenue, and Oxford Circle all being connected to this place, it makes for a great tourist attraction. Sit by the Eros statue and watch the bustling and beautiful city of London come to life, especially at night. Although, the Eros statue actually and officially Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, named in honour of the philanthropist Lord Shaftesbury in 1893. Read More

Platform 9 and 3/4

Located at King's Cross Station, the fictional yet captivatingly magical world of Harry Potter, Platform 9 and ¾ signifies the mystical platform between the ordinary world platforms 9 and 10, through which students would jump to the Hogwarts Express. Harry Potter fans, rejoice! If your childhood (and even your adulthood) has been heavily influenced and embraced by the grandiose of the Harry Potter series, the mention of Platform 9 and ¾ will automatically bring upon a smile to your face. Located between platforms 9 and 10, no muggle (ordinary, non-magic person) could cross over to Platform 9 and ¾, in the Harry Potter world, of course. A platform through which young wizards and witches could jump over to hop aboard the Hogwarts Express to reach the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.Fans from around the world come to this place especially to get their picture clicked next to the famous trolley, which looks like it is going to enter Platform 9 and ¾ from between platforms 9 and 10 by running straight into the concrete wall. The place offers an option for you to take a professional photograph as well, which comes at a price, or have your friends or family click you while you pose or jump holding the trolley. One can also choose the props available, like the scarves and wands, which are available to be used for free in all the 4 colours of the houses- Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw- when one is getting the picture clicked. It is undoubtedly the most famous platform in the world, and ironically, doesn’t even exist!If you are a Harry Potter fan and you are in London, there is no way you’d miss this opportunity to get yourself clicked at the 9 and ¾ Platform! Do visit the gift shop next door to get yourself and the other Harry Potter fanatics in your life a souvenir from this place. Read More

One of London’s busiest places is the Portobello Road Market, located in Notting Hill in the west part of London. The market has 5 different sections- antiques, fashion & clothing, second-hand goods, fruits & vegetables, and household essentials. The best time to visit Portobello Road market is on Saturdays when the place is in full swing. The 940 metre long market has Golborne Road at the northern end and Westbourne Grove at the southern end. Other shops are also open throughout the week, but the main sections are open on different days of the week. Different sections are open on different days of the week, with Saturday being the only day with all 5 sections open and mornings are a good time to avoid crowds.The place started off with selling fresh foods and later started dealing with other things such as antiques and collectables, with Saturday eventually becoming the busiest day of the week for selling them, and Friday the second busiest.Portobello Road Market, being a half-mile long haul, is not only the biggest market for selling antiques in the United Kingdom, but around the world as well. With over 1,000s of stall holders selling stuff dating back to early 20th century, everything from jewellery to watches to furniture is sold here. Read More

Located in the East End of London, Shoreditch is a famous suburban dwelling. It has a great variety of happening and interesting pubs and restaurants. The walls in the area are covered in creative graffitis, and it leads to Shoreditch Church, Shoreditch High Street, Brick Lane, and Boxpark. A fun and happening part of the city, Shoreditch, with its rustic feel, boasts of a number of places where one can go, eat, and chill. It also has a lot of shopping options. But the place wasn’t always as attractive as it is now. With the Blitz bombings and Jack the Ripper murders taking place in the nearby Whitechapel nearby, Shoreditch wasn’t exactly any tourist’s favoured place. Things started taking an upward turn with artists changing the landscape of the place.If you have a day to soak in the hipster charm of London, Shoreditch is your best bet. From the striking street art and murals to pubs and bars which are open till wee morning hours, you can experience it all at this place. Read More

Soho

Nestled in Westminster, Soho is a go-to place in Central London to experience a mix of cultures and history along with food, music, leisure and extravaganza. A labyrinth of fashion streets, great eating joints and amazing nightlife, Soho has been showing a good time to Londoners as well as foreigners. Soho has transitioned from being a farmland in the 16th century to being an entertainment hub since the late 19th century in London. The place has offices of Twentieth Century Fox, Paramount Pictures and Trident Studios, along with theatres, restaurants and clubs, making it a happening place for people to visit. With a history dating back to the 17th century and for being popular in being soiled in sex, drugs and all sorts of notorious acts, Soho is now a more up-market and prominent place for people to have a good time. Having been home to people like Mozart and Karl Marx, the place is also infamous for being a red-light area, including sex shops, massage parlours, gay bars, and venues hosting burlesque shows. Read More