LONDON ZOO and REGENT’S PARK
Off Marylebone Road near Baker Street.
722-3333
Open 7 am until dusk
The London Zoo, one of the world’s great zoos, is found in Regent’s Park.  Zoo features include a children’s zoo, a reptile house and more.  Other attractions in the Park include a rose garden, a mosque, areas for boating and tennis, and an outdoor theatre.

LONDON AQUARIUM
967-8000
Monday-Friday 10 am-6 pm, Saturday and Sunday 9:30 am-7: 30 pm
Over two million liters of water house an incredible number and variety of aquatic creatures.  Thousands of species are represented in a number of extensive marine habitats.  The London Aquarium has rightfully earned its reputation as a world-class attraction.

MADAME TUSSAUD’S
Marylebone Road
935-6861
Daily 9 am-5: 30 pm
Wax statues of the world’s most famous (and infamous) citizens throughout history line the galleries of this famous attraction.  Recent innovations include interactive areas.  Note: The popular Chamber of Horrors (murderers in history) may be too intense for some younger children.

MUSEUM OF LONDON
London Wall, City of London
600-3699
Tuesday-Saturday 10 am-6 pm, Sunday noon-6 pm
A visit to this attraction is like reading the life story of London.  Various stages of London’s extensive history are shown in the many rooms and galleries.

LONDON DUNGEON
28-34 Tooley St.
403-0606
April-September daily 10 am-6 pm, October-March closes 5:30 pm
Live actors and various realistic tableaux recreate the hard and seamy life of the underside of London in its past days.  Historic representations of the tortures in the Tower and Old Gaol join Jack the Ripper.  Not recommended for the faint of heart or for younger children.

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS
Kew Road, Richmond, Surrey (in the West of London)
940-1171
Daily 9:30 am-5: 30 pm. Glasshouse closes 4:45 pm
Many of the plants here were first planted in the 17th and 18th centuries, including more than a few that were sent back home to London from England’s colonies overseas.  The Gardens cover more than 300 acres and the world-famous hothouses maintain a staggering variety of warm-weather and tropical species.  Other attractions in the Gardens include a pagoda, an aquatic gardens and a scenic lake.