The British Airways London Eye , also called the Millennium Wheel opened for business in 1999. Looking like an oversized ferris wheel it opened to some scepticism, yet has since become one of the biggest tourist attractions in the world, and rightly so. Standing 135 meters high it is the largest observation wheel in the world and welcomes between 3.5 to 4 million visitors a year.

Redesigned and rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren in 1668, just after the great fire of London, St Paul's Cathedral is a monument to the renaissance style of architecture of the time. The beautiful cathedral, situated on Ludgate Hill, now survives as Britain's most iconic building and is home to royal weddings and birthdays, the funerals of Britain's leaders and also holds services to celebrate the end of wars.

A truly fascinating place to visit, the Tower of London has protected, threatened, imprisoned and even executed the people of London for over a thousand years. Originally built in 1078 by William the Conqueror to keep the unruly citizens of London under control, it is now home to the Crown Jewels and is keeper to the Royal Ravens.

The stunning Gothis architecture of Westminster Abbey is encapsulating an iconic building and medieval masterpiece that is the burial ground for kings, statesmen, scientists, musicians and poets and also the setting for every coronation since 1066 the abbey is simply alive with the history of Britain.

Converted from what used to be Battersea power station, the Tate modern is a place where believers of modern art along with the unbelievers the sceptical and the curious can see works of art from such celebrated modernists as Dali, Picasso, Matisse and of course Andy Warhol. This glowing beacon to the modernistic world is as appealing to the young as it is to the older traditionalists among you.

The South Bank Centre is the cultural epicentre of London, a complex of arts buildings located on the south bank of the river Thames, comprising of the Royal Festival Hall , Queen Elizabeth Hall , The Purcell Room , The Hayward Gallery , and The Poetry Library.

Located on the North side of the newly pedestrianised Trafalgar Square the national Gallery houses 2300 western european paintings from 1250-1900. its a must see for any visitor to the capital art-lover or not with the architecture inside the gallery a fitting host for the exquisite paintings within the collection. Da Vinci, Rembrandt, Monet, Renoir and Van Gogh are just a sprinkling of the masters that grace these four walls.

Buckingham Palace is one of the most instantly recognizable buildings in the world, it is the official residence of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh . An architectural delight that is crammed full of works of art, although not a museum or art gallery the palace is open to the public for guided tours.

The British Museum is one of the largest and most important museums of human history and culture. Established in 1753 from the collection of physicist and scientist Sir Hans Sloane it today boasts over seven million objects and artefacts from every corner of the Globe, some of these objects being more than 10,000 years old.

Built in 1881 to house the British Museums growing number of natural history specimens, the Natural History Museum has become a major tourist attraction in itself. The vast building, designed by Alfred Waterhouse and built using Victorian building techniques is a work of . The brick structure, iron and steel frame and numerous arches and columns house an extraordinary collection of animals, plants, minerals and fossils.

After spending much of her life as a travelling artist, she settled in Baker Street bazaar where she made and sold her famous life-sized wax models. Punch Magazine dubbed her collection of French Revolution relics the now famous 'chamber of horrors'. By her death in 1850 she had achieved tremendous success, having been immortalised by Charles Dickens and Cruickshank.