Only in London: Attractions, Sights and Experiences

1.  See the largest collection of art relating to maritime history and culture in the world at the National Maritime Museum  

2.  Visit the Fan Museum – the first and only museum in the world devoted entirely to the ancient art of the fan

3.  See the Gold State Coach which has been used at every coronation since George IV in 1821, at the Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace  

4.  Handle a bar of gold at the Bank of England Museum and see the largest collection of Bank of England notes and associated material in the world        

5.  See the world's oldest insect at the Natural History Museum

6.  Visit the place where Winston Churchill had a direct line to President Roosevelt in the Second World War at the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms

7.  Visit ZSL London Zoo, where Christopher Robin (AA Milne's son) first fell in love with a real bear named Winnie, which started the classic tale 

8.  See the largest collection of childhood objects in the UK at the V&A Museum of Childhood

9.  Visit the Victoria and Albert Museum and see Charles Dickens' pen case and original manuscript for Oliver Twist, on display in the British Galleries

10. Visit St Paul's, once the largest cathedral in England, with the largest crypt in Europe       

11. Watch Tower Bridge open for you as you cruise the Thames on a traditional Topsail Thames Sailing Barge        

12. Shaken not stirred? You decide while flying down the Thames in a speedboat on the Ultimate Bond Experience with Thames Rib Experience        

13. Ride aboard the legendary Routemaster with London Heritage Travel        

14. Visit The Monument, the tallest isolated stone column in the world  

15. Stand where time begins, on the Greenwich Meridian Line at the Royal Observatory

16. Ride the world's highest cantilevered observation wheel, the London Eye  

17. See the Grade II listed original wooden red telephone box, in the Royal Academy of Arts courtyard         

18. Stroll through Covent Garden, England's first public square, dating back to 1630

19. Stroll through the home of the world's largest living plant collection of 30,000 different species of plants, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

20. Picnic in the world's greenest city – almost a third of London is green space – more than any other city its size in the world