Only in London: Pop Culture and Entertainment

1.  Soak in the atmosphere at the world-famous Ronnie Scott's – a London landmark for the past 50 years.     

2.  Buy tickets for some of the greatest theatre in the world in the shadow of the Shakespeare fountain at tkts, the half price ticket booth, Leicester Square  

3.  Catch a theatre or music production at Europe's biggest circular venue – the iconic Roundhouse in Camden      

4.  Experience a show at The O2, the world's most successful entertainment venue  

5.  See a show at the Hackney Empire, where Charlie Chaplin, Stan Laurel and WC Fields once trod the boards       

6.  Be inspired by more theatrical performances than anywhere else in the world

7.  Watch contemporary dance on the site of an ancient medicinal well at Sadler's Wells

8.  Select from more music performances each year than any other city in the world

9.  Be part of the audience at the world's oldest surviving music hall, Wilton's Music Hall in Tower Hill

10. See the original Mamma Mia! in its 10th year in the West End

11. Find the famous house where British classic "Withnail & I" was filmed in Camden Town

12. Recreate the famous Beatles album cover on Abbey Road

13. See Royal Avenue, the literary home of James Bond

14. Stay in The Dome Suite at Hilton London Hyde Park which was used in the 1972 Alfred Hitchcock movie, Frenzy, starring Marlene Dietrich.      

15. Find out where Hugh Grant met Julia Roberts in the movie Notting Hill

16. Enjoy the comfort of Electric Cinema in Notting Hill, the city's oldest functioning cinema

17. Stay in the room at the Cadogan Hotel on Sloane Street where Oscar Wilde was arrested

18. See the largest collection of dresses once belonging to Princess Diana at her former home, Kensington Palace

19. See Pete Townsend's smashed guitar at the V&A's new Theatre and Performance Galleries

20. Visit the British Music Experience, the world's only fully interactive permanent exhibition devoted to popular music in Britain