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Things to do in London: Three-minute guide
The question isn't why should you visit London but how can you afford not to?
The question isn't why should you visit London but how can you afford not to?
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This haven for plant life and bumblebees is one of London's best-kept secrets.
A middle-aged man in a T-shirt, shorts, sandals and trilby is busting the moves to the Michael Jackson song, Workin' Day and Night.
Fallow deer, the Stones, royalty, and Captain Cook are all connected to a small area of London.
Londoners and tourists alike have been bemused to find a giant statue of a bare-chested Jeff Goldblum next to the city's iconic Tower Bridge.
As recently gentrified areas of East London approach peak-hipsterdom, Peckham is emerging as London's next funky destination.
So arty and image-conscious was Frida Kahlo that she even turned her prosthetic leg into a fashion statement.
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Drowning in history, yet cutting edge, London's misty vista is a combination of historic, centuries-old buildings that cling to the banks of the Thames, beautiful old parks and iconic innovation. Whiz around the Tube and visit cool markets like Spitalfields, Camden and Borough. Watch people spilling out of charming pubs with pints in summer; shopping will exhaust the most hardy consumer, not to mention its diverse range of arts and culture.