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Greenwich
London's maritime quarter down the Thames, with the Prime Meridian, the clipper ship Cutty Sark and grand naval buildings.
- Open
- Every day; the attractions keep their own hours
- Price
- Free for the park and the maritime museum; paid for the Observatory, the Cutty Sark and the Painted Hall
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Greenwich, London SE10Directions
- Getting There
- A riverboat from Westminster or the Tower, about 45 minutes, or the DLR to Cutty Sark.
Why Go
At the Royal Observatory, on the hill of Greenwich Park, you can stand astride the Prime Meridian, the line of zero longitude. Below, the Cutty Sark tea clipper sits in dry dock, and Wren's Old Royal Naval College has a Painted Hall often called Britain's Sistine Chapel.
The National Maritime Museum is free, and the whole area is a UNESCO site.
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