Greenwich Attractions

The symbol of the 21st century (launched on news day 2000) called the Millenium Dome, has now transformed itself from a struggling exhibition of the last millenium to a power house of an entertainment centre. The Dome is now the O2 Arena and is one of the UK's premier entertainment arenas hosting pop concerts, sports events, exhibitions, restaurants bars, a cinema complex and much more. The O2 arena is actually a large dome-shaped building on the banks of the River thames in Greenwich, London hosting a capacity of 23,000 people.

Eltham Palace is a large house in Eltham, within the London Borough of Greenwich, South East London, England. It is an unoccupied royal residence and owned by the Crown Estate. In 1995 its management was handed over to English Heritage which restored the building in 1999 and opened it to the public. It has been said the internally Art Deco house is a "masterpiece of modern design".

Greenwich Park is a former hunting park in Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south east London. One of the Royal Parks of London, and the first to be enclosed (in 1433), it covers 74 hectares (180 acres), and is part of the Greenwich World Heritage Site. It commands fine views over the River Thames, Isle of Dogs and the City of London. The park is open from 06:00 for pedestrians (and 07:00 for traffic) all year round and closes at dusk.

The National Maritime Museum (NMM) in Greenwich, England is the leading maritime museum of the United Kingdom and may be the largest museum of its kind in the world. The historic buildings forming part of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, it also incorporates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, and 17th-century Queen's House. The museum is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Like other publicly funded national museums in the United Kingdom, the National Maritime Museum does not levy an admission charge although most temporary exhibitions do incur admission charges.

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich (formerly the Royal Greenwich Observatory or RGO), in London, England played a major role in the history of astronomy and navigation, and is best known as the location of the prime meridian (Greenwich Mean Time). It is situated on a hill in Greenwich Park, overlooking the River Thames. The observatory was commissioned in 1675 by King Charles II, with the foundation stone being laid on 10 August. At this time the king also created the position of Astronomer Royal (initially filled by John Flamsteed), to serve as the director of the observatory and to "apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to the rectifying of the tables of the motions of the heavens, and the places of the fixed stars, so as to find out the so much desired longitude of places for the perfecting of the art of navigation." The building was completed in the summ...

The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture located in Central London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects (not all of which are on show) are the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginning to present day. The museum opened to the public in 1759, with the famous Rosetta Stone becoming the most famous piece of the collection in 1802. The museum features antiguities from all over the world along with many Greek and Egyptian antiquities. As well as the Rosetta Stone, the museum also houses many other famous pieces such as the Elgin Marbles from Greece. The spectacular Great Court, with its impressive glass roof, was opened in 2000, following the relocation of the British Library to St Pancras, and is the largest covered public square i...