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Shakespeare's Globe Theatre vs National Portrait Gallery
Both are recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre scores slightly higher than National Portrait Gallery. Shakespeare's Globe Theatre comes in at 94 with positive reviews from 10 sources such as Condé Nast Traveler, Not For Tourists and Departures.
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Time Out
Frommer's
Condé Nast Traveler
Not For Tourists
Let's Go
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21 New Globe Walk, London SE1 9DT
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Time Out
"Shakespeare’s Globe has been an unbridled success, underpinned in part by its educational programme."
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Frommer's
"This is a recent re-creation of one of the most important public theatres ever built, Shakespeare's Globe, where the Bard premiered many of his most famous plays."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"Watch plays like they used to—standing up—in this modern reconstruction of William Shakespeare's The Globe."
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Not For Tourists
"The Bard's famous playhouse reconstructed."
Let's Go
"A ticket to the exhibitions and tour... includes a 45min. walkthrough of the theater, chock full of anecdotes about bear-baiting, current productions, and the list of fire hazards."
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National Portrait Gallery
Fodor's
Time Out
Let's Go
Michelin Guide
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St. Martin's Place, London WC2H 0HE
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Fodor's
"The National Portrait Gallery was founded in 1856 with a single aim: to gather together portraits of famous (and infamous) British men and women."
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Time Out
"Portraits don't have to be stuffy. The National Portrait Gallery has everything from oil paintings of stiff-backed royals to photos of soccer stars and gloriously unflattering political caricatures."
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Let's Go
"The National Portrait Gallery is the Platonic ideal of Facebook."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Founded in 1856, the National Portrait Gallery has since 1896 occupied a late-19C Italian Renaissance-style building neighbouring the National Gallery."
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Travel + Leisure
"Explore portraits of famous citizens from Tudor Kings and Queens like King Henry VII in 1505 to the Bronte Sisters in 1834."
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