London Streets
Stand astride 0° longitude where Greenwich Mean Time began. Founded by Charles II in 1675, the observatory crowns the hill in Greenwich Park.
The world's last surviving tea clipper, built in 1869 for the China tea trade. She now rests in her dry dock in the heart of Greenwich.
Known as Britain's Sistine Chapel. Sir James Thornhill spent 19 years (1707–1726) painting its walls and ceiling; it reopened in 2019 after an £8.5 million restoration.
Climb the hill beside the Observatory for sweeping views over the Thames to Canary Wharf. Deer have roamed this royal park since Henry VIII's time.