Some Great London Sites Not to be Missed

1. Buckingham Palace

2. Tower Bridge

3. Big Ben

4. Westminster Abbey

For more information about any of these attractions visit London's Tourist website here.

Tower of London

This was my favorite attraction in London and I would highly recommend it to everyone visiting. 

Jewel House: This holds the famous Crown Jewels.  They are such an amazing site to see. It includes crowns, swords, and jewelry from ancient times worn by famous kings. It also includes the largest cut diamond in the world,  the Great Star of Africa or the Cullinan I diamond.

This is one of the guards guarding the entrance to the Jewel House.

Yeoman Warder tour: A Yeoman Warder, also known as a beefeater, is a guard who is responsible for looking after the crown jewels and looking after prisoners at the tower.  Nowadays, they give tours around the complex of the Tower of London.  These tours are included in your admission ticket and leave approximately every 5-10 minutes from the entrance. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and also very funny and entertaining.

Exhibitions: In different tours of the complex they have various exhibitions which are also included in your admission ticket.  One exhibit entitled ‘Fit for a king’, showcases hundreds of years of different royal armor. Some exhibits might require an extra fee.

Admission prices:  They have a student discount with valid ID for about 14.50 Euros.  A regular adult ticket will cost about 20 Euros. I visited in the off season in January so the price may vary with the time of year.

TIP: Allow a lot of time. There are a lot of things to do on the grounds including the jewel house, tour, and museum so definitely plan on spending most of the day here.  We visited about three hours before it closed and I wish we could have stayed longer. 

For more information you can visit their website here.