Overrated in London

Sights in London

★☆☆

Tower Bridge

London: City

Tours

This faux-medieval bridge is well worth the photo stop—but you might not bother with the exhibition

Monument

★☆☆

London Eye

London: Southwark

Tickets Tours

Lovely views from the world's most overpriced Ferris wheel

Scenic ride

☆☆☆

Madame Tussauds

London: East of Hyde

Tickets Tours

Madame Tussaud's is more than just a wax museum—but less than the must-see sight it is made out to be

Museum

Experiences in London

☆☆☆

Changing of the Guard

London: Westminster

Tours

The boring of the tourists—I mean the changing of the guard—at London's Royal Residence

See

Eat

Fun Facts

Hagrid's European Vacation cameo

In that paragon of travel documentaries, National Lampoon's European Vacation, there is a scene in which Ellen Griswold (Beverly D'Angelo) forgets to lock the door on the shared bathroom in their London hotel. A man comes in to brush his teeth and is pleasantly surprised when Ellen—washcloth over face and believing the man to be her hubby, Clark—calls to him from the bathtub to join her. Shock and hilarity ensue. The accidental intruder was played by none of ther than Robbie Coltrane, 16 years before he embodied Hagrid in the Harry Potter films.

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