"UNITED KINGDOM" Top 5 Page for this destination United Kingdom by hopang

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern I

United Kingdom or Britain is located off the north-eastern part of continental Europe. It is an island country consisting of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Island. Its capital is London which is also its seat of government. United Kingdom is a member of European Union (EU), G8 as well as NATO. English is its official language. Approximately 84% of the population are English. United Kingdom has a population of approximately 61 million inhabitants. Its total area is approximately 245,000 square kilometres.

The following are two of our favourite tourist attractions in the United Kingdom:-

Natural History Museum, London

Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum is housed in an impressive Victorian architectural building near Exhibition Road in South Kensington in the heart of the city of London. The museum was established in 1881. The impressive building was designed by Alfred Waterhouse and is certainly one of the prominent landmarks in the city of London. The Natural History Museum is the most visited museum in London and has been one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city! The museum is also one of the most famous museums in the world! It attracts approximately four millions visitors every year.

The Natural History Museum has a collection of approximately 65 millions items ranging from plants and animals to minerals. It is divided into five main collections, i.e. Botany, Mineralogy, Entomology, Palaeontology and Zoology. Admission to the museum is free. Opening hours are between 8.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. during the weekdays and between 9.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. during weekends. You may view more lovely pictures of the collections in the museum at our traveloques below!

Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum, London

V & A Museum

V & A Museum (Victoria & Albert Museum) is located at Cromwell Gardens in South Kensington, London. The museum was established in 1852 and was named after Prince Albert and Queen Victoria.

It is the largest decorative arts and design museum in the world with more than 4.5 million artifacts or objects. There are a total of 145 galleries covering a total area of approximately 12.5 acres. Admission to the museum is free. The museum is one of the most popular tourist attractions in London and attracts millions of foreign tourists every year.

Intro Updated May 9, 2009
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Comments (17)

Yaqui Feb 19, 2012 at 2:33 PM Report Abuse

London looks absolutely wonderful. Thanks for sharing it with us. Nice page!
spidermiss Dec 11, 2010 at 2:01 AM Report Abuse

I'll have to go on the London Eye on a future visit to London.
xaver May 7, 2010 at 8:21 AM Report Abuse

London is definitly one of the cities that I enjoyed more, pity I lost the picture at Greenwich.
HORSCHECK Dec 12, 2009 at 1:17 PM Report Abuse

Ho and Pang, interesting page with gorgeous photos of London and the surrounding region. Have a lovely weekend.
pfsmalo Sep 16, 2009 at 6:37 AM Report Abuse

Very interesting tour of my home city with tips to match. Paul
hunterV Sep 5, 2009 at 9:47 AM Report Abuse

I've never been there and would pay a visit with pleasure some day... Tnanks for your page, friends! ><><
christine.j Sep 4, 2009 at 5:08 AM Report Abuse

I'm off to London again in a few hours, so your tips will come handy when I talk about this great city. Thanks!
toonsarah Jul 23, 2009 at 2:56 AM Report Abuse

I always enjoy reading what visitors to my country like about it :-) You have written some excellent tips here about London but I'm puzzled why you didn't put them on a London page where more people would find and learn from them?
DAO Jul 15, 2009 at 3:46 PM Report Abuse

I have tried for 20 years to get a good pic of Buckingham palace. I see you have been on a cloudy day as well. All the best
scottishvisitor Jul 9, 2009 at 4:18 AM Report Abuse

I do hope you come back to see more of this big Island - Glad to see you saw the Gherkin and the Beatles in London :)