Royal palaces, world-class museums, and 350 acres of green in the centre of London.

Stops on This Tour (11)

1. 1
   Natural History Museum Cathedral of nature — Dippy the dinosaur and the earthquake simulator
2. 2
   Victoria and Albert Museum World's largest museum of decorative arts — 2.3 million objects spanning 5,000 years
3. 3
   Science Museum Stephenson's Rocket, Apollo 10, and the original Babbage engine
4. 4
   Royal Albert Hall Victorian concert hall — the Proms have filled it every summer since 1941
5. 5
   Albert Memorial Gilded Gothic memorial to Prince Albert — Queen Victoria's grief in gold and marble
6. 6
   Kensington Palace Birthplace of Queen Victoria and former home of Princess Diana
7. 7
   Kensington Gardens Peter Pan statue, the Italian Gardens, and the Serpentine Gallery
8. 8
   Diana Memorial Fountain Oval granite water feature — children paddle in it on hot days
9. 9
   The Serpentine Lake in the heart of Hyde Park — rowing boats and the Lido
10. 10
    Speakers' Corner Where free speech meets Hyde Park — anyone can speak on anything since 1872
11. 11
    Marble Arch Nash's triumphal arch — too narrow for the state coach, so moved here from Buckingham Palace

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