Pretty amazing stuff with free admission

The central court of the British Museum. 

There definitely are some advantages to ruling most of the world for a long time in the semi recent past.                You get to collect from every civilization and culture of the world. Some highlights: the original statues and relief sculptures from the Parthenon in Greece, entire roman Temples reconstructed, amazing carvings and statues from Assyria, gigantic busts of egyptian Pharaohs, and the Rosetta Stone. 

Another great museum was the National Gallery of Art. I learned gained some art appreciation during an art history class in college, and it was actually pretty cool to see some of the pieces we studied. 

Besides enjoying the lions of Trafalgar Square in front, these were some of our favorites inside: 

The Virgin of the Rocks by da Vinci

Coastal Scene by van Rysselberghe

Bathers as Asnieres by Seurat

The Arnolfini Portrait by van Eyck

The Fighting Temeraire by Turner

The Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio