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Tower Bridge vs The British Museum
Both are rated very highly by professionals. Overall, British Museum is preferred by most writers compared to Tower Bridge. British Museum is ranked #1 in London with endorsements from 12 publications such as Condé Nast Traveler, Michelin Guide and Travel + Leisure.
Tower Bridge
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Tower Bridge, Tower Bridge Road, London, United Kingdom
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Fodor's
"Despite its medieval, fairy-tale appearance, Britain's most iconic bridge was actually built at the tail end of the Victorian age, first opening to traffic in 1894."
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Frommer's
"It's a low bridge equipped with two mighty 1,000-tonne (1,100 U.S.-ton) decks, technically known as bascules, which raise to let ships pass below. This happens around 900 times year."
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Time Out
"Opened in 1894, this is the 'London Bridge' that wasn't sold to America."
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Not For Tourists
"Messing about on the water."
Let's Go
"Compared to London Bridge, Tower Bridge definitely wins on the aesthetic front (unless we’re counting children’s nursery rhymes)."
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The British Museum
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Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
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Fodor's
"This celebrated treasure house, filled with plunder of incalculable value and beauty from around the globe, occupies an immense, imposing neoclassical building in the heart of Bloomsbury."
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Concierge
"One of the single greatest museums in the world, the British Museum houses collections that date from the prehistoric to the modern—in sum, the works of mankind."
Frommer's
"If the museum has one central, unifying theme, it's to provide an overview of the development of human culture, illustrated with items from all of the world's major civilizations."
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Travel + Leisure
"Founded in 1753, it covers more than two million years of history from every continent, including the first known image of Christ, the oldest man-made tools on earth, and the Rosetta Stone."
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Frommer's
"In fact, it’s the top attraction in the country—6.8 million people a year. Put on your walking shoes because it’s huge."
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