London has twice as many museums as Paris or New York.
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London has four world heritage sites: Maritime Greenwich, Kew Gardens, Tower of London, Palace of Westminster.
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London ranks alongside with Paris as the world’s most popular international tourist destination, with over 13m arrivals annually.
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London has eight Royal Parks including Hyde Park, St. James’s Park and Kensington Palace Gardens, the former residence of Princess Diana.
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There are nine major concert halls in London.
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London is home to seventeen National Museums and Galleries including the British Museum, National Gallery and Tate Modern.
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London is the world’s most popular city destination with around 27 million visitors per year.
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London is a uniquely green city with a patchwork of open spaces. There are 39 urban public parks and overall green spaces account for about 30% of the city.
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London accommodates 53 different national styles of cuisine across its 6,000 licensed restaurants.
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London has a total of 147 theaters, with its West End shows being world renowned.
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It takes 61 seconds to open Tower Bridge. Tower Bridge opens about 1,000 times per year.
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The London Eye is the world’s largest observation wheel (135 metres) and was recently voted the world’s best tourist attraction.
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70% of the tickets for London 2012 will cost less than £50 and offer free travel on London transport.
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London theaters show 76 plays every day. There are also on average 33 musicals, 19 operas and 16 dance performances.
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82% of overseas visitors rate Londoners as friendly.
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London offers some of the best urban golf courses in the world, with 101 courses in total.
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