Madam Tussauds/London Planetarium: Madame Tussauds is a wax museum in London, with branches in Amsterdam, Hong Kong (Victoria Peak), Las Vegas and New York City. It was setup by Marie Tussaud who was a wax sculptor.

Madame Tussaud (1761-1850), born Marie Grosholtz worked as a housekeeper for Dr. Philippe Curtius, a physician skilled in wax modelling. Curtius taught Tussaud the art of wax modelling. In 1765, Curtius made a waxwork of Marie Jean du Barry, Louis XV's mistress. A cast of that mould is the oldest work currently on display. The first exhibition of Curtius' waxworks was shown in 1770, and attracted a lot of people. The exhibition moved to the Palais Royal in 1776. He opened a second location on Boulevard du Temple in 1782, the "Caverne des Grands Voleurs", a precursor to the later Chamber of Horrors.

Tussaud created her first wax figure, of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, in 1778. Other famous persons she modelled at that time include Voltaire and Benjamin Franklin. During the French Revolution she made wax death masks of prominent victims.She would search through corpses to find the decapitated heads of the citizens the death masks were to depict. When Curtius died in 1794, he left his collection of waxworks to Marie. In 1802, she went to London. As a result of the Franco-English war, she was unable to return to France, so with her collection she travelled throughout Great Britain and Ireland. She established her first permanent exhibition on Baker Street in 1835 (on the "Baker Street Bazaar").

One of the main attractions of her museum was the Chamber of Horrors. This part of the exhibition included some victims of the French Revolution and also newly created figures of murders and other criminals. The name was given by a contributor to Punch in 1845.

Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain: The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain is a memorial to Diana, Princess of Wales. It is a water playground designed with children in mind. It is located in the southwest corner of Hyde Park in London, just south of the Serpentine Lake and east of the Serpentine Gallery. Its cornerstone was laid in September of 2003 and it opened on July 6, 2004.

The fountain was designed by Kathryn Gustafson, an American landscape artist, and cost 3.5 million pounds. The 545 individual pieces of Cornish granite were cut using sophisticated computer-guided cutting machines by S McConnell and Sons in Kilkeel, Northern Ireland.

Although described as an oval stone fountain, it has the form of a large, oval stream bed about 50 by 80 m (165 by 260 feet) that surrounds, and is surrounded by, a lush grassy field. The granite streambed is from 3 to 6 m (10 to 20 feet) wide and quite shallow and is laid out on a gently sloping portion of the park, so that water pumped to the top of the oval flows down either side. One side of the stream bed descends fairly smoothly to the downhill end of the oval with gentle ripples. The other side consists of a variety of steps, rills, curves, and other shapes so that the water plays in interesting ways as it flows to the tranquil pool at the bottom. The two sides were intended to show the two sides of Diana's life, both happy times and turmoil.

Palace of Westminster: The Palace of Westminster, known also as the Houses of Parliament, is where the two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) conduct their sittings. The Palace lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the London borough of the City of Westminster.

The oldest part of the Palace still in existence, Westminster Hall, dates from 1097. The Palace originally served as a royal residence, but no monarch has lived in it since the 16th century. Most of the present structure dates from the 19th century, when the Palace was rebuilt after it was almost entirely destroyed by a fire in 1834. The architect responsible for rebuilding the Palace was Sir Charles Barry, and the building is an example of Gothic revival. One of the Palace's most famous features is the Clock Tower, a notable London tourist attraction that houses Big Ben and is often but erroneously referred to by that name.

The Palace contains over 1,000 rooms, the most important of which are the Chambers of the House of Lords and of the House of Commons. The Palace also includes committee rooms, libraries, lobbies, dining-rooms, bars and gymnasiums. It is the site of important state ceremonies, most notably the State Opening of Parliament. The Palace is very closely associated with the two Houses, as shown by the use of "Westminster" as a metonym for "Parliament."

Celtic Park: Celtic Park stadium is the home of Celtic F.C. football team in Glasgow, Scotland. The all-seater stadium (also known as 'Parkhead', and nicknamed 'Paradise' by Celtic fans) has a capacity of 60,506. It is the largest football stadium in Scotland and is currently the second-largest club ground in the UK (after Old Trafford).

Celtic moved from the original Celtic Park to the present ground in 1892. The stadium has undergone numerous redevelopments, most recently in the mid 1990s. Now Celtic Park completely encircles the pitch and consists of a double tiered stand which extends around three-quarters of the pitch and a single tier main stand, which contains the Celtic museum.

In 1938, Celtic Park saw its largest attendance of 92,000 when Celtic played Rangers. Tours of the stadium are available.

Edinburgh Castle: Edinburgh Castle, an ancient stronghold on the Castle Rock in the centre of the city of Edinburgh, has been in use by assorted military forces since prehistoric times and only transferred from the Ministry of Defence recently. It lies at the top of the Royal Mile, the principal street of the Old Town which leads down to Holyrood Palace. The castle is open to visitors, and is managed by Historic Scotland. It is Scotland's leading paid tourist attraction.

The castle is situated atop The Castle Rock, a volcanic crag. Three sides are protected by sheer cliffs and access to the castle was limited to a steep road on the fourth (eastern) side. Historically there was a loch on the north side of the castle, called the Nor'Loch. The loch was drained in the Georgian era when the New Town was constructed, as by this point the castle had lost much of its defensive role and the loch was used as an open sewer. The loch is visible in the painting to the right.

Cardiff Castle: Cardiff Castle in Wales was founded by the Normans in 1091, on the site of a Roman fort whose remains can still be seen. The castle's most famous occupant was Robert, Duke of Normandy, who was imprisoned there by his younger brother, King Henry I of England, from 1106 until 1134. In 1158 it was the scene for a daring kidnapping carried out by one Ifor Bach (Ivor the Little). The Welsh took it again in 1404, under Owen Glendower. In 1488, it came into the possession of Jasper Tudor.

During the 19th century, a new mock medieval castle was built to the design of William Burgess, architect to the Earl of Bute, as a fairytale residence. The castle was later given to the city of Cardiff by the Bute family. It is now a popular tourist attraction, and houses a regimental museum in addition to the ruins of the old castle and the Victorian reconstruction.

Argyll Walking Holidays Scotland: Argyll, the cradle of modern Scotland, is in the SW corner of the Highlands and islands. Peaceful and beautiful, yet easily accessible from Glasgow and its airport. It offers the visitor the chance to get off-the-beaten-track in stunning scenery and to explore a matchless historical and natural heritage.

Guided walking / hiking holidays designed for people who like to explore the hills, lochs, boundless seashapes and islands of the southwest Highlands and Inner Hebrides and discover the secrets of its history and wildlife on foot. We often go off-the-beaten-track into the rough country of Argyll, Mull, Islay, Jura, Glen Coe, Cowal, Lorn and Loch Lomond National Park. We also offer tailor-made private guided itineraries.

Kirkstall Abbey: Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in the outskirts of Leeds in Yorkshire, set in grounds on the north bank of the River Aire. It was originally founded c. 1152 and was over seventy five years in construction. It was closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under the auspices of Henry VIII. The ruins have been painted by artists such as J.M.W. Turner.

The Glasgow Tower: The Glasgow Tower is a free standing tower built adjacent to the Glasgow Science Centre in 2001. The original design was by the architect Richard Horden, but, controversially, after commissioning the project was taken over by the Glasgow architects BDP. In the end the tower ended up costing £10 million. At 125 metres high, the tower is the tallest free standing structure in Scotland, and the only building in the world which can turn 360 degrees from the ground up. However, the tower has been plagued by safety and engineering problems throughout its history, and it has been shut since its latest breakdown at the end of January 2005 when 10 people were trapped in the lift and were only rescued after five hours. It is due to open again in July 2005.

Trafalgar Square: Trafalgar Square, London's most famous, was laid out in 1829 to 1841 to commemorate Nelson's victory at the Battle of the same name in 1805. Dominating the square, on a column that is 185 feet high, is the 17 foot high statue of Nelson himself.

Around the base of the column are the four giant bronze lions by Landseer. Around the sides are the church of St Martin's in the Fields (left) and the National Gallery (right) which houses one of the world's richest collections of paintings.

Hadrian's Wall: Listed as a cultural heritage site, Hadrian's Wall presents northern England at its most rugged and historic. Vistas over windswept moorland probably had the Roman cohorts yearning for the Amalfi Coast; modern day invaders simply return to their vehicles. Constructed in 122 AD, the wall was the brainchild of Emperor Hadrian, although was never intended to be impenetrable, merely a staging post for the northern frontier of the Roman Empire. Hadrian's Wall in its original splendor stretched 76 miles between Britain's east and west coasts, and sought to separate the barbarians from the enlightened Romans (and colonized Brits) on the other side.

Royal Opera House: The Royal Opera House is a performing arts venue in London. It is also sometimes referred to as "Covent Garden" after the London neighborhood in which it is located. The building serves as the home of the Royal Opera and of the Royal Ballet.

The current edifice is the third theatre on the site. The facade, foyer and auditorium date from 1856, but almost every other element of the present complex dates from a reconstruction in the 1990s.

The London Eye: The British Airways London Eye, sometimes called the Millennium Wheel, is the first-built and largest observation wheel in the world (a type of or evolution on the Ferris wheel), and has been since its opening at the end of 1999. It stands 135 metres (443 feet) high on the western end of Jubilee Gardens, on the South Bank of the River Thames in Lambeth, London, England, between Westminster and Hungerford Bridges. It is adjacent to London's County Hall, and stands opposite the offices of the Ministry of Defence situated in Westminster which it overlooks to the west.

London Hyde Park: Hyde Park lies between the Bayswater Road in the north and Knightsbridge in the south. Park Lane lies to the east and Kensington Gardens to the west. The north east corner of the Park, which is at the end of Oxford Street contains Marble Arch, which was built as a gateway to Buckingham Palace in 1827, but was moved to its present position in 1851.

Whitehall: Whitehall, London, runs from Trafalgar Square in the north to Westminster Square in the south. The name Whitehall comes from Whitehall Palace which was first built for Hubert de Burgh in the 13th century. It was then rebuilt for Cardinal Wolsey in the 16th century.

Wales Millennium Centre: The Wales Millennium Centre is a £106 million performing arts complex located on the Cardiff Bay waterfront. Opened in November 2004 with a weekend of celebrations, it hosts performances of opera, ballet, dance and musicals.