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The museum housed within the Bank of England traces the history of the Bank from its conception by Royal Charter in 1694 to the present day in it's role as the nation's central bank. You'll see gold bars dating from ancient times to the modern market bar, an incredible collection of coins and banknotes, as well as many unexpected treasures- such as the pikes and muskets used to defend the Bank and the Roman pottery and mosaics uncovered when it was rebuilt in 1930. Also on display are documents relating to some of it's more illustrious customers down the ages such as Horatio Nelson, George Washington and the Duchess of Marlborough. The museum is free and is an intriguing place to visit, not just for those who are slaves for money in the city.

This is one of London’s most unique and charming museums. The Geffrye takes us through the history of the English domestic interior from the 17th century to the present day. A series of period rooms containing fine collections of furniture and art displays how the tastes and styles of the urban middle classes have changed over time. The museum is set in 18th-century almshouse buildings with luscious gardens, including a walled herb garden and series of period gardens. Special themed exhibitions are run throughout the year. Its really is a different and interesting day out and is also free as an added bonus.

Kenwood House is set in a leafy part of Fashionable Hampstead from where you can get a panoramice view over London and feel superior. But if you turn around and go inside, you'll encounter an enviable art collection that shouldn't be missed. Kenwood House was remodelled for Lord Mansfield by the great Robert Adam. Within hangs the Iveagh Bequest of paintings, including masterpieces by Vermeer, Rembrant, Turner, Reynolds and Gainsborough, as well as the Suffolk Collection's magnificent portraits of Elizabethan and Stuart characters. It's a pretty stunning collection all in all and in an incredible setting, and all free, free, free! Excellent.

Sir John Soane's Museum is a small museum struffed with odd little pieces and curiosities, accumulated to the taste of celebrated architect, Sir John Soane (1753-1837). Soane was the son of a country bricklayer but rose to become one of englands most distinguished architects and is most famous for designing the Bank of England. He took ideas for his work while on a Tour of Italy. He married into money, which he used to build this house and the one next door. The candlelit night-time tours take you right back, the light flickering off busts, old coins and dark paintings.

The house contains Soane's choice paintings, including Canalettos and Turners, drawings by Christopher Wren and Robert Adam, and the original Rake's Progress, William Hogarth's set of caricatures of late-18th-century London lowlife, for which a specific gallery was built.

The Hayward is part of the Southbank Centre, which includes the Royal Festival Hall, Royal National Theatre and the BFI. It's been around since 1968 and is certainly a child of it's times in terms of architecture, concrete being the new and exciting material back then, it was used for everything, including crazily shaped museums and art galleries which no one really likes anymore. You'll catsh plenty of different and interesting exhibitions here though, as the Hayward caters for National Touring exhibitions and for the Arts Council Collection, which it manages on behalf of the Arts Council of England.

My sister wanted to visit London for one reason alone, not the big galleries or museums or historic buildings and cathedrals. No she wanted to see a wax model of Kylie Minogue, or maybe it was Robbie Williams she was after. Either way, it says alot about the state of the world that people would rather look at wax models of celebrities than some of the greatest artworks of all time.
But then Madame Tussauds is absolutely incredible. The attention to detail is nothing short of amazing, and it's probably the closest most of us will get to Kylies bottom. It's real good fun.

Built up from Sir Francis Sloane’s collection of plant and animal specimens, the Natural History Museum has over 70 million items on display. As its near the to Victoria and Albert Museum and the Science Museum, it's part of a hub of museum excellence. Permanent exhibits of the Natural History Museum include the Darwin Centre, a collection of 22 million species preserved in alcohol. the animatronic Tyrannosaurus Rex in its Life Galleries Exhibit and a Hands On exhibit which allows guests to explore geology and biology first-hand. Its an excellent place for kids and adults alike.

Lambeth Bridge is sandwiched between Westminster Bridge and Vauxhall Bridge. Interestingly the bridge is a particularly nice shade of red, apparently the same colour as the leather benches in the House of Lords which is at the southern end of the Palace of Westminster nearest the bridge. This is in contrast to Westminster Bridge which is predominantly green, the same colour as the benches in the House of Commons at the northern end of the Houses of Parliament. On the east side, in Lambeth are Lambeth Palace, the Albert Embankment, St. Thomas' Hospital, and the International Maritime Organization. On the west side, in Westminster, are Thames House (the headquarters of MI5), behind which is Horseferry House and the Millbank Tower and Tate Britain. The Palace of Westminster is a short walk downstream to the north through the Victoria Tower Garden.

Southwark Bridge is an arch bridge for traffic which links Southwark and the City. It was designed by Ernest George and Basil Mott and opened in 1921. It has the odd nickname of the carpark bridge, as coach drivers use it to park their buses on. The next bridge you'll see up stream is the London Millennium Bridge. The South end is near the Tate Modern, as well as the Clink Prison Museum and the FT building.

In below the bridge on the south side, you'll see some old steps. These were used back in the day by Thames watermen as a place to moor their boats and pick up passengers. The bridge was then built into the steps. It's a nice looking bridge, Victorian looking, though it was opened by King George V and Queen Mary in 1921.

Vauxhall Bridge is a steel arched bridge, for traffic and pedestrians, crossing the Thames between Lambeth Bridge and Grosvenor Bridge. It has five steel arches, making up one of the shorter river crossings, and is bedecked with a nice red paint get-up and is adorned by several bronze statues of females who contributed to science and the arts. On the north bank is Westminster, with Tate Britain and the Millbank Tower and Pimlico tube station.
On the south bank, you stand facing the headquarters of MI6, which I think is awesome, especially when its lit up green at night. I always like to picture the scene in The world is not enough when Bond shoots of of there in his teeny wee power boat to speed up The Thames. It always strikes me as odd that the headquarters for a bunch of spies is so public, not the best of covers surely?