Art galleries, collections of antiquities, historic homes, and museums devoted to history, culture, personalities, and other themes
General: Museum
One of the greatest museums on the planet, a repository of astounding artifacts from throughout human history all around the globe, from the Rosetta Stone to the Parthenon Marbles to an Easter Island moai and much, much, much more
The ancient Thameside castle at the heart of London, where London began, ravens roam, and Yoeman Warders guard the Crown Jewels
Enjoy free admission to various London sights and monuments (along with skip-the-line privileges), discounts at other attractions, and even transportation
England's greatest repository of Old Masters paintings, with works by Leonardo, Botticelli, Rembrandt, Monet, Degas, and more
The Cabinet War Rooms and Churchill Museum in the underground bunker from which Britain waged World War II
A collection of the English language's greatest books and manuscripts, from Beowulf to Beatles lyrics by way of the Magna Carta, Shakespeare, James Joyce, and more
London's Royal Residence, from the State Rooms and royal gardens to the Queen's Gallery and the (yawnfest) changing of the guard
The royal palace so nice Henry VIII honeymooned here twice—and then three times, and four, and five...
Set your watch by the actual Greenwich Mean Time clock, straddle the Prime Meridian line that divides the eastern and western hemispheres, and tour the fascinating little museum about it all
A fantastic bit-of-everything museum including Old Masters paintings
Fantastic modern art museum in a massive former power plant, with blockbuster exhibitions and a fab gift shop and bookstore
The history of London Town from prehistoric times to the 21C, told in artifacts, scale models, archaeological finds, photographs, and paintings
A small, free city museum of London life, Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite art, and Roman ruins in the basement
The first house but on the Royal Crescent is now a Museum of Georgian Life
Explore the prehistoric heritage of Stonehenge and other highlight of the Salisbury Plain
The University of London has a spectacular gallery of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings
A 17th century manor house in Hampstead Heath with a fabulous free art collection
A gallery of some of the greatest hits of British painting and sculpture
Fantastic, small, bit-of-everything museum—ancient Roman and Egyptian sculptures; paintings by Turner, Reynolds, and Hogarth; architectural remnants and Cantonese furniture—all crammed into the formerly private home of an eclectic collector
See the coat in which Nelson was shot, bullet hole and all, along with some fantastically beautiful old astrolabes and an indescribably cool interactive display on the Battle of Trafalgar
An historic London townhouse filled with 18C antiques and French and Old Master paintings—all for free
Pair of Hyde Park pavilions devoted to contemporary art, architecture, and design
Bath's small public art museum has a nice collection including Gainsborough oil pantings
The original Hard Rock Cafe serves overprices, undwerhelming American fare surrounding by Rock 'n' Roll memorabilia
The Hampstead home where Freud spent his final year retains the actual couch Freud used during psychoanalysis sessions
The house in Hampstead where John Keats wrote his most famous poems and met his love, Fanny Brawne
Explore the decks of the fastest 19th century clipper ship (also the world's largest unintentional liquor ad)
Madame Tussaud's is more than just a wax museum—but less than the must-see sight it is made out to be
This actual Victorian boarding house at 221b Baker Street is a (contrived, but fun) recreation of how Holmes' and Watson's home might have looked
A museum dedicated to Bath's most famous resident author and the Regency period in which she lived
Nelson's body lay in state in in Thornhill's impressive Painted Hall of this vast Christopher Wren building in Greenwich
Packed with pictures of old Brits, including the only life portrait of Shakespeare
