What to do In London

London, the capital city of the United Kingdom, has a credible claim to being the world's most-visited city, and if you've yet to experience its treasures, it's time for that to change. You're already familiar with the array of famous things to do in London, but did you know that the city can magically mold itself to your personal perspective? Pick any point in its 2,000-plus-year history and you will see it manifest amid London's monuments, from the Roman city of Londinium encapsulated in the circa-AD 200 London Wall, to the bloody heritage of Tudor times that still stains the bricks of castles and keeps.

Things to Do in London

Ask the concierge at your London hotels for sightseeing suggestions and prepare to be overwhelmed. Join a hop-on, hop-off bus tour—on a red double-decker, of course—for a comprehensive overview of London attractions. When you spy fairy tale turrets atop a monumental fortress of gray stone, hop off and behold the Tower of London. Beefeaters and ravens guard this medieval masterpiece, where you'll admire the opulence of the Crown Jewels along with gruesome tools of torture. Perhaps you'll meet the ghost of Anne Boleyn, executed there in 1536, who is said to still haunt its halls, head under arm. London's long-lost souls are honored, too, at Westminster Abbey, where chilly air within Gothic walls feels heavy under the weight of history itself. It's the final resting place of such Britons as Chaucer, Darwin, and Newton. Step out to behold the Houses of Parliament, and just across the Thames, the London Eye. Another ode to London's role as the epicenter of a defunct yet eternally significant empire is Greenwich Observatory. Here you can stand on the meridian defined as zero degrees longitude. It's arbitrary and imaginary (except for the steel strip in the courtyard), yet also, the very spot by which distance and time on our planet are defined. Impressed yet?

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