The city of London is home to some of the world’s biggest tourist attractions and once you’re there, it’s hard to know where to begin because there’re so many things to see and do. To make sure that you leave London having done and seen everything the city has to offer, there are plenty of sites that you must see.

One of the first spectacles that springs to mind, and one of the more modern ones, is the London Eye. The vast ferris wheel of vision opened to the public in 1999 and despite a number sceptics that didn’t think it would catch on when it opened, it has gone on to become one of the world’s most popular tourist attractions.

Another main attraction of London is St Paul’s Cathedral. It is a monument to the renaissance style of architecture, redesigned and rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren in 1668, just after the great fire of London. The stunningly beautiful cathedral, located atop Ludgate Hill, stands today as Britain’s most iconic building.

Another historically fascinating spectacle of London is the Tower of London. It has served as a fortress, a prison and a death chamber for the people of London throughout history. It’s original purpose was to keep control over the raucus citizens of London in the 11th century under the rule of William the Conqueror.

Battersea Power station probably isn’t something one would consider to be a famous attraction, however, since it was converted into Tate Modern, it has become far more widely renowned. It is the capital for fans of modern art and works by such noted modernists as Matisse, Dali, Picasso and perhaps most celebrated of all, Andy Warhol, are resident to it.

Buckingham Palace is possibly the most famous London attraction of them all. The official home of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, it’s one of the most instantly recognisable places on the planet. It is open for guided tours and is full of fantastic art works, although is not an official art gallery.

The last attraction that I will list here, but nowhere near the last thing to be seen, the Natural History Museum, built in 1881 to house the British Museums ever-expanding number of natural history specimens. The huge building, designed by Alfred Waterhouse and built using Victorian building techniques is a spectacle of wonder.

There are far too many great attractions in London to list here, but it will definitely take more than one day to see them all, and it is most definitely worth seeing them all. Therefore you will want a great hotel to stay at while you take in all the Great British culture, which there are also many of, its simply a matter of choosing the one that is right for you.