Visitors can reach South London by crossing this bridge, which offers the most romantic and sweeping views of any of London's bridges.

Soho's 100 year old eclectic bookstore.

Restored to the full splendor of its late eighteenth-century appearance, this manor house was once the residence of the Spencer family, whose famous member was Diana, Princess of Wales.

Old Spitalfields Market represents one of the country's last bastions of consumer diversity and individuality. Home to an old-fashioned community of over 30 independent and large traders and a plethora of chic bohemian businesses, it has secured its place at the forefront of interiors, design, food and the arts - a market that truly embraces the spirit of modern London, an entrepreneurial and cultural melting pot that is ever-changing and developing without ever forgetting its historic past. As Samuel Johnson so eloquently said of London: 'When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." The same is very much true of Old Spitalfields Market.

Find the latest collections of designer clothes, visit an upper crust supermarket or relax at the fifth floor bar with great city views, all under one roof at this famous store on Sloane Street.

Former mansion of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland.

This gigantic bejeweled shrine protects the gilt bronze sculpture of Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, which was designed and executed after the Prince Consort's death in 1861.

A waterside museum of London's canals and the Victorian ice trade, set in a former ice warehouse of the 1860s. It tells the colourful story of the canals, their people, horses and trade. Peer down into a huge ice well, uniquely preserved, and learn about the ice trade. Go inside a narrowboat cabin, meet the horse, and watch archive film. Free MP3 audio tour for download from the museum website for your own player.

If you have to ask the price, don't shop here: this street is lined with up-scale and pricey shops and fine dining venues.

Site of the last Beatles public performance, on January 30, 1969.

This is a theater that everyone can enjoy, from the classics and spectacular musicals to new plays and special events for the entire family.

Designed by Benjamin Wyatt in 1812, this popular and well-tended establishment is one of many fine theatres in the West End of London.