Category
Family
15 places
- Natural History MuseumFossils, minerals and a blue whale skeleton in Alfred Waterhouse's terracotta halls in South Kensington.Science Museum
- London EyeAn observation wheel on the South Bank that turns slowly over the river, facing Parliament across the water.Viewpoint
- Bronx ZooOpen since 1899 and built around habitats you walk through rather than cages you look into; a full day if you take all of it.Family
- Science MuseumEngines, spacecraft and computing history, with hands-on galleries for children on the lower floors.Science Museum
- Cutty SarkA tea clipper of 1869 held in dry dock, with the hull raised so visitors can walk beneath it.History Museum
- BüyükadaThe largest Princes' Island: no private cars, wooden mansions, and a monastery on the southern hill.Landmark
- Düden WaterfallsThe lower fall drops straight off the cliff into the Mediterranean; the upper one runs through a cave.Waterfall
- Gülhane ParkThe outer garden of Topkapı, opened to the public and famous for its April tulips.Park
- Rahmi M. Koç MuseumIndustry, transport and communication — submarines, trams and a full Bosphorus ferry.Science Museum
- Konyaaltı BeachSeven kilometers of pebble beach with the Beydağları rising straight out of the sea behind it.Beach
- Emirgan ParkThree restored pavilions among terraces that hold the city's largest tulip festival each April.Park
- Belgrad ForestOak and beech woodland north of the city, threaded with Ottoman aqueducts and reservoirs.Park
- MiniatürkTurkish monuments built at 1:25, laid out along the Golden Horn.Open Air Museum
- Panorama 1453 History MuseumA 360-degree painted panorama of the final assault, standing where the walls were breached.History Museum
- Gençlik ParkRepublican-era pleasure grounds around an artificial lake, laid out on drained marshland.Park