Interests: Interests
General: Museums
★★★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
★★★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
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★★☆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
★★☆Even if you can't attend a performance, this painstaking replica of an Elizabethan theater in the round is worth a visit just to see it and learn more about the history of British theatre
★★☆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
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★☆☆Explore the prehistoric heritage of Stonehenge and other highlight of the Salisbury Plain
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★☆☆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
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☆☆☆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
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☆☆☆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
Guided visits to Britain's sights—museums, cathedrals, castles, palaces, ruins—can help make them come alive, deepen your understanding, and enrich your experience
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
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
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
Even if you can't attend a performance, this painstaking replica of an Elizabethan theater in the round is worth a visit just to see it and learn more about the history of British theatre
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
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
Guided visits to Britain's sights—museums, cathedrals, castles, palaces, ruins—can help make them come alive, deepen your understanding, and enrich your experience