They say size isn't everything – but it helps. With a population of over 7.5 million, London is nothing if not a city of diversity. It has restaurants offering every type of cuisine imaginable, museums and galleries that are the envy of cities the world over, some of the most happening nightclubs and bars on the planet, and so much excitement to entertain the kids, you'll be jealous. Over 25million visitors a year can't be wrong.
A golden nugget in Brixton Market
This popular pizzeria amongst the hustle and bustle of Brixton's covered market has a history of reinvention, but finally seems to have struck gold....
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Where kids can go wild
This huge family restaurant, which can seat up to 355 customers, has a theme that can be appreciated by all ages – although you may wonder what you are doing sitting on a stool that looks like giraffe legs, eating a 'leaping lizard mezze' with a gorilla staring at you....
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Not far away, at Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall, the Household Cavalry mount the guard daily at 11am (10am on Sunday)....
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Fly over London in the London Eye
Built in 2000, the London Eye was originally only going to stand for a few years, but Londoners immediately saw it as an iconic landmark, a symbol of modern London with a right to its place on the capital's skyline....
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A dazzling display of art and design
The V&A is a world-renowned art and design museum, with a collection including ceramics, fashion, jewellery, furniture, glass, photographs and textiles from all over the world – and from ancient Egypt to the present day....
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Officially the country's most popular tourist attraction, the British Museum is a neoclassical marvel that was built in 1847 by Robert Smirke, one of the pioneers of the Greek Revival style....
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Britain's first art school was founded in 1768 and moved to the extravagantly Palladian Burlington House a century later....
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Casual visitors to the Hayward can hang out in the new industrial-look café downstairs (which becomes a bar at night), aptly called Concrete, before visiting the free contemporary exhibitions at the inspired Hayward Project Space – take the stairs to the first floor from the glass foyer extension....
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The tastiest market in London
Borough Market will delight both foodies and anyone who simply likes to eat; the smells alone are enough to make you salivate....
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Dress up and dance
This Grade II listed building is full of vintage glamour, and is one of the few remaining ballrooms in London....
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The upstairs restaurant (7437 9595) is jazz-free, but the 120-capacity basement venue is one of Europe's best modern mainstream jazz venues....
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