Baker Street runs between Oxford Street and Regent's Park and is only
about seven tenths of a mile in length. Baker Street's most famous resident
was Sherlock Holmes, who was supposed to have lived at 221b Baker Street. Today
tourists and Holmes' fans can visit the Sherlock Holmes museum as well as Madame
Tussaud's waxwork museum and the London Planetarium. Location: Marylebone.
The Freud Museum was the home of Sigmund Freud and
his family when they escaped Nazi annexation of Austria in 1938. The centerpiece
of the museum is Freud's library and study, preserved just as it was during
his lifetime. It contains Freud's remarkable collection of antiquities: Egyptian,
Greek, Roman and Oriental. Location: 20, Maresfield Gardens, Hampstead. [view nearby
hotels]
Hampstead Heath.
This park is fairly large and sometimes it holds Fun Fares or Circuses when
they visit the town. There are several pools inside the park surrounded with
bushes and trees. It is accessible by tube to Hampstead or by train..
Planetarium.
The London Planetarium offers permanent displays featuring a giant revolving
Earth circled by satellites, live weather, touch-screen computers and information
on the rest of the planets in the solar system.
Regent's park.
Situated in northwest London, this park offers a variety of fun and leisure.
It has plenty of chairs and benches around, and a fishing lake. There is also
a small restaurant inside the park. On the north side of the park there is a
London Zoo. Take a tube to Baker Street, Regent's Park or Portland Street
and you will emerge in front of the park.
Zoo.
London Zoo was opened in 1828 and it is one of the world's oldest zoos. It keeps
different species in animal friendly environments and focuses on education and
conservation. Located in Regent's Park. [view nearby hotels]
Madam Tussaud's Museum.
Madame Tussaud's waxwork museum is in no need of presentation. Presidents, pop
stars, actors, serial killers, musicians and many others are all represented
here. It includes sections such as a Garden party with politicians and TV personalities,
people from past, Chambers of Horrors and many others. Here you can take photos
with stars of past and present. Location: Marylebone rd. [view nearby hotels]
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