London is the capital and largest city of England, and the largest city of Western Europe and the European Union, situated on the river Thames. It is a true international capital of culture, music, education, politics, commerce and finance. London is the most visited city in the world among international tourists and has the world's largest city airport system measured by passenger traffic.

London contains 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites: The Tower of London, The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, The Palace of Westminster and Maritime Greenwich. The city is also home to many important museums, galleries and libraries, including the British Museum, the Natural History Museum, the National Gallery, Tate Modern and the British Library.

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London is the capital and largest city of England, and the largest city of Western Europe and the European Union, situated on the river Thames. It is a true international capital of culture, music, education, politics, commerce and finance. London is the most visited city in the world among international tourists and has the world's largest city airport system measured by passenger traffic.

London contains 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites: The Tower of London, The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, The Palace of Westminster and Maritime Greenwich. The city is also home to many important museums, galleries and libraries, including the British Museum, the Natural History Museum, the National Gallery, Tate Modern and the British Library.

There are 229 museums in London.

Tours and tickets

These tours and tickets are available in London.

Discount passes

These discounts and discount passes are valid in London.

Museums Association

28 museums – A card that offers free entry and discounts to museums, galleries and exhibitions.

English Heritage pass

7 museums – A pass that offers unlimited access to the most important historical attractions in England.

National Trust pass

12 museums – A pass that offer free entry to national Trust museums and sites in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

National Art Pass

15 museums – A pass that offers you free entry or discounts to museums, galleries and historic houses across the UK

London Pass

1 museum – A pass that offers you free entry to tourist attractions in and around London with optional public transport travel.

Ace Card

1 museum – A card that offers 2 for 1 entry at London attractions and discounts on restaurants, clubs, shops, theatres, concerts, cinemas and gyms.

SmartSave

1 museum – vouchers that entitles you with 20% discount on various attractions in London.

iVenture Card

1 museum – A smartcard that offers access to attractions, restaurants and entertainment in London.

London Explorer Pass

1 museum – A pass that provides you with free access to several popular attractions in London.

Merlin's Magical London Pass

1 museum – A ticket that offers you discounts at selected attractions in London.

London City Pass

1 museum – A ticket that provides free entry or discounts and fast track entry at highlights in London.

London Day Travelcard

A ticket that gives you unlimited travel on public transport in London.

Visitor Oyster Card

A smartcard to pay for journeys on bus, Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground, TfL Rail, River Bus and most National Rail services in London.

All discount passes in London

To see and do in London

Discover the best museums in London.

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Popular museums

These museums in London are popular.

4.5

Tower of London

London

4.5

National Gallery

London

4.5

Natural History Museum

London

4.5

Buckingham Palace

London

5.0

British Museum

London

4.5

Tower Bridge

London

4.0

Churchill War Rooms

London

4.5

Imperial War Museum London

London

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Exhibitions in London

These exhibitions are on display in London.

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Coral: Fabric of the Reef
09Sep

Coral: Fabric of the Reef

Inspired by the Museum’s Aquarium and Natural History collection, artist Karen Dodd uses woollen fabric – dyed and sculpted, and intricately bound and stitched – to draw attention to coral and coral r...
 Horniman Museum and Gardens, London
The Return of the Past: Postmodernism in British Architecture
27Aug

The Return of the Past: Postmodernism in British Architecture

The first exhibition devoted to Postmodernist British Architecture, this exhibition focuses on the movement’s ‘radical moment’ in the late 70s and early 80s through the lens of its five most important...
 Sir John Soane's Museum, London
Three Pilots – One War Exhibition
09Dec

Three Pilots – One War Exhibition

Our latest First World War in the Air temporary exhibition is inspired by the experiences of three pilots during the First World War. Each pilot comes from a different country – Peter Falkenstein fr...
 Royal Air Force Museum, London, Edgware
London Nights
11Nov

London Nights

Explore the capital after dark in a new, evocative photography exhibition at the Museum of London. Fusing portraiture, documentary, conceptual photography and film, from the late 19th century to the p...
 Museum of London, London

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Nearby London

Discover other popular museums and cities near London.

4.5

Hampton Court Palace

East Molesey

4.5

Polesden Lacey

Great Bookham

4.5

Egham Museum

Egham

4.5

Sevenoaks Museum

Sevenoaks

4.0

Bourne Hall Museum

Ewell

Waltham Abbey

3 museums

Bushey

2 museums

Esher

2 museums

Dartford

3 museums

Ewell

1 museum

Reviews

This is what people say about museums in London.

I visited Kensington Palace on Friday 23rd March 2018 - very excited to be visiting another royal palace (have been to Buckingham Palace and Hampton Court) and also the Diana... (read more)

Claire about Kensington Palace

4 months ago

A beautiful, world class museum that can absolutely be visited more than once. You can spend an entire day here and still have many things left to see. They feature the most u... (read more)

Frank about British Museum

11 months ago

The National Portrait Gallery is very well laid out. The collection is very complete and you see and learn a lot. We started at the top with the older art and then went down f... (read more)

Frank about National Portrait Gallery

1 year ago

Great insight into Churchill's background and war time life. Interesting interactive displays and an immense amount of personal correspondence and information. Definitely wort... (read more)

Stefan about Churchill War Rooms

1 year ago

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