The Tower of London

The Tower of London was home to the queens or kings of England for several years. (Buckingham Palace has become the official London residence of Britain's sovereign since 1837.) The Tower of London was a prison and several well known prisoners were placed there such as Sir Walter Ralegh – he was held in the Bloody Tower for 13 years but made use of his time by creating The History of the World (published in 1614) and growing tobacco on Tower Green.

The Tower of London held prisoners from the middle and upper classes so there isn't any dungeons. Many tourists like to book into a hotel close to the tower of London for their memorable vacation away. See our wonderful selection of tluxury hotels all over London so feel free to search through our site and find some good bargains.

Check out Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms. These include 19 State suites, 52 Royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices and 78 bathrooms. In measurements, the structure is 108 metres long across the front, 120 metres deep (including the central quadrangle) and 24 metres high. It is among the few working royal palaces remaining in the world today. Throughout the summer, tourists can tour the nineteen State Rooms, which form the heart of the Palace. These amazing rooms are furnished with some of the best items from the Royal Collection, including paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens and Canaletto and sculpture by Canova.

The Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum is about discovering the natural world around us and attracts all age groups. One very popular sight is the enormous Blue Whale. This is certainly crazy to see because you really cannot imagine how big a life-size model needs to be until you walk underneath it. Also don't forget to check out 'The Power Within' where you can encounter what an earthquake is like!

It is one of three large museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, England (the others are the Science Museum, as well as the Victoria and Albert Museum). Its main frontage is on Cromwell Road. The museum is an exempt charity, and a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

The museum houses life and earth science specimens comprising some 70 million items within five key collections: Botany, Entomology,Mineralogy, Palaeontology and Zoology. The museum is known as a world-renowned centre of exploration, specializing in taxonomy, identification and preservation.