England's greatest repository of Old Masters paintings, with works by Leonardo, Botticelli, Rembrandt, Monet, Degas, and more
The royal palace so nice Henry VIII honeymooned here twice—and then three times, and four, and five...
Visiting the Queen's Gallery of art of Buckingham Palace
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
An historic London townhouse filled with 18C antiques and French and Old Master paintings—all for free
Packed with pictures of old Brits, including the only life portrait of Shakespeare
In that paragon of travel documentaries, National Lampoon's European Vacation, there is a scene in which Ellen Griswold (Beverly D'Angelo) forgets to lock the door on the shared bathroom in their London hotel. A man comes in to brush his teeth and is pleasantly surprised when Ellen—washcloth over face and believing the man to be her hubby, Clark—calls to him from the bathtub to join her. Shock and hilarity ensue. The accidental intruder was played by none of ther than Robbie Coltrane, 16 years before he embodied Hagrid in the Harry Potter films.