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London Eye, England
Best time to visit: March-May
- The London Eye is a cantilevered observation wheel on bank of the River Thames in London
- It is Europe's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom
- When it opened to the public in 2000 it was the world's tallest Ferris wheel
British Museum, London, England
Best time to visit: March-May
- The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in London
- Its permanent collection of eight million works is the largest in the world
- It documents the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present
- Established in 1753, the British Museum was the first public national museum to cover all fields of knowledge
Tower Bridge, London, England
Best time to visit: March-May
- Tower Bridge is a combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894
- It crosses the River Thames, close to the Tower of London
- The bridge was constructed to connect the 39 percent of London's population that lived east of London Bridge, equivalent to the populations of Manchester on the one side, and Liverpool on the other
Tower of London, England
Best time to visit: March-May
- The Tower of London is a historic castle on the bank of the River Thames in central London, England
- It was founded toward the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest
- The White Tower, which gives the entire castle its name, was built by William the Conqueror in 1078 and was initially a resented symbol of oppression, inflicted upon London by the new Norman ruling class
- The castle was also used as a prison from 1100 (Ranulf Flambard) until 1952 (Kray twins), although that was not its primary purpose
Buckingham Palace, London, England
Best time to visit: March-May
- Buckingham Palace is a royal residence in London, and the administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom
- Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is often at the center of state occasions and royal hospitality
- It has been a focal point for the British people at times of national rejoicing and mourning
- Originally known as Buckingham House, the building at the core of today's palace was a large townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703 on a site that had been in private ownership for at least 150 years
Natural History Museum, London, England
Best time to visit: March-May
- The Natural History Museum in London is a museum and research center that houses over 80 million specimens that span billions of years, covering various aspects of life and earth sciences
- It officially opened in 1881, although its origins trace back to 1753
- The museum showcases a vast range of specimens, including fossils, minerals, and biological samples
Borough Market, London, England
Best time to visit: March-May
- Borough Market is a wholesale and retail market hall in London, England
- It is one of the largest and oldest food markets in London, with a market on the site dating back to at least the 12th century
- The present buildings were built in the 1850s, and today the market mainly sells speciality foods to the general public
National Gallery, London, England
Best time to visit: March-May
- The National Gallery in London is an art museum that houses a vast collection of Western European paintings dating from the 13th to the 19th centuries
- It is one of the most significant art institutions in the world, featuring masterpieces from renowned artists such as Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, and Rembrandt
Sky Garden, London, England
Best time to visit: March-May
- Sky Garden is London's highest public garden, located between the 34th and 37th floors of the Walkie Talkie building (officially known as 20 Fenchurch Street)
- It offers visitors 360-degree views of London's iconic skyline
- The garden features landscaped areas, bars, and restaurants, making it a vibrant social space
Camden Market, London, England
Best time to visit: March-May
- Camden Market is a marketplace located in Camden Town, London
- Established in 1974, it has evolved into a diverse community featuring over 1,000 shops and stalls that offer a wide range of products, including street food, vintage fashion, crafts, and unique gifts
Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England
- Castle Combe is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England
- With its cluster of Cotswold stone cottages and lack of modern buildings – no new houses have been built in the historic centre of the village since about 1600
- A castle once stood in the area, but was demolished centuries ago
Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England
- Stonehenge is a prehistoric megalithic structure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England
- It consists of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal lintel stones
- The whole monument, now ruinous, is aligned towards the sunrise on the summer solstice and sunset on the winter solstice
- The stones are set within earthworks in the middle of the densest complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred tumuli (burial mounds)
- Stonehenge was constructed in several phases beginning about 3100 BC and continuing until about 1600 BC
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Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
Best time to visit: June-Aug
- Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland
- It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age
- There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633
- Its importance as a part of Scotland's national heritage was recognised increasingly from the early 19th century onwards
Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh, Scotland
Best time to visit: June-Aug
- Arthur's Seat is an ancient extinct volcano that is the main peak of the group of hills in Edinburgh, Scotland, which form most of Holyrood Park
- The hill rises above the city, and provides excellent panoramic views of the city and beyond, is relatively easy to climb, and is popular for hillwalking
- A hill fort occupies the summit of Arthur's Seat and the subsidiary hill, Crow Hill
Fingal's Cave, Staffa, Scotland
- Fingal's Cave is a sea cave on the uninhabited island of Staffa, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, known for its natural acoustics
- It became known as Fingal's Cave after the eponymous hero of an epic poem by 18th-century Scots poet-historian James Macpherson
- Fingal's Cave is formed entirely from hexagonally jointed basalt columns within a Paleocene lava flow and is similar in structure to both the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland and Ulva
- Several sightseeing cruises organised by local companies pass the entrance to the cave