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Mnmt_LP_FEB_190x57:Monument ad 24/1/11SIGHTSEEINGTheMONUMENTGreat Fire of London 1666Open Now!Following extensiverestoration workAdults: £3.00Children: £1.50Concessions: £2.00Contact: 0845 165 9812for informationOpen: 7 days a weekwww.themonument.infoThe Monument is provided byThe City of London Corporation -a uniquely diverse organisation inthat it not only promotes andsupports the City and provides itwith a full range of services, but alsoprovides wider services for Londonand for the nation as a whole.RIPLEY’S BELIEVEIT OR NOT!This curiosity shop-stylemuseum is a hit across theglobe, but a first for London.Ripley’s presents a hugerange of the stranger thingsin life, from a shrunken headto an albino alligator, viathe world’s tiniest car and amatchstick model of TowerBridge. Don’t miss the MirrorMaze. Daily 10.00-00.00(last entry 22.30). Admission£25.95, child £19.95.1 Piccadilly Circus, W1.% 020 3238 0022.: ripleyslondon.comË Piccadilly Circus.Map C4.ROYAL ALBERTHALL TOURSJoin experts on an hourlongstroll around thisextraordinary neo-gothicVictorian building, includingaccess to the Royal RetiringRoom and Queen’s Box.Until 7 Jun A Year In TheLife Of The Royal Albert Hall.Paintings from the RoyalWatercolour Society. Frontof-housetours hourly 10.30-15.30 – check dates. Tickets£8.50, under-16s free.Kensington Gore, SW7.% 020 7589 8212.: royalalberthall.comË South Kensington.Map D2.ROYAL BOTANICGARDENS, KEWA botanical research centreand World Heritage Sitedating back to the Georgianera, containing plants fromacross the globe. Viewsfrom the Xstrata TreetopWalkway are stunning.Until 16 Oct InternationalGarden Photographer OfThe Year. Renowned outdoorphotographic exhibition.From 25 Jun StorytellingSessions. Family fun in the‘Temple of Imagination’. From25 Jun The Secret Garden,The Botanical Brush, FromEye To Hand and HiddenTreasure. More than 60paintings of this country’sincredible flora. Mon-Fri09.30-18.30; Sat-Sun09.30-19.30. Admission£13.90, child free.Kew, Richmond, TW9.% 020 8332 5655.: kew.org Ë KewGardens. Off map.ROYAL INSTITUTIONOf GREAT BRITAINMagnificent Grade I-listedGeorgian building with astate-of-the-art museum.Learn about the institution’s14 Nobel Prize-winningscientists via interactivedisplays, and see scientists atwork. It offers a fascinatingtalks programme. Mon-Fri09.00-21.00. Tours run at11.00, 14.00 and 15.00.Admission free, tours £15.21 Albemarle Street, W1.% 020 7409 2992.: rigb.org Ë Green Park.Map C5.ROYAL MEWSBuilt by John Nash in 1825,this beautiful space housesthe Queen’s cars, horses,and coaches (including theGold State Coach). Witnessdaily life and learn aboutits history and ceremonialroutines. Daily 11.00-17.00(last admission 16.15).Closed 4 Jun. Admission £8,child £5. Joint tickets withthe Queen’s Gallery(p. 65) available.The Mall, SW1.% 020 7766 7300.: royalcollection.org.ukË Victoria/Green Park.Map D6.ROYAL OBSERVATORYGreenwich Mean Time ismeasured here – stand onthe Meridian Line and be intwo hemispheres at onceor visit the Peter HarrisonPlanetarium for shows. Until29 Aug Impact Season.offers events and activitiesabout asteroids. Until 29Aug Impact: Collisions AndCatastrophes. Exploring theexciting world of comets,asteroids, meteorites andmore. Daily 10.00-17.00;Planetarium times vary.Admission £10, childfree; Planetarium £6.50,child £4.50.Greenwich Park, SE10.% 020 8858 4422.: nmm.ac.ukË Greenwich/Cutty Sark,38 | visitlondon.com | LONDON PLANNER | June 2011