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Tower Bridge
London's Victorian drawbridge with Gothic towers, where you can walk on glass floors high above the river.
- Open
- Every day; check the website for bridge lift times
- Price
- Free to cross; paid for the walkways and engine rooms
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Tower Bridge Road, London SE1 2UPDirections
- Getting There
- Tower Hill station, or London Bridge station and a walk along the river.
Why Go
Opened in 1894, the bridge still lifts its roadway to let tall ships through. Inside, the high walkways have glass floors looking down on the traffic and the Thames, and the original steam engine rooms are open to visit.
Crossing the bridge on foot is free.
Nearby in London
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