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Royal Botanic Gardens, KewvsLondon Eye
Both Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and The London Eye are highly recommended by professional reviewers. On balance, The London Eye is preferred by most writers compared to Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. The London Eye has a TripExpert Score of 92 with endorsements from 9 reviews such as Afar Magazine, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Kew Road, Richmond, Kew TW9 3AB
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Fodor's "Enter the Royal Botanic Gardens, as Kew Gardens are officially known, and you are enveloped by blazes of color, extraordinary blooms, hidden trails, and lovely old follies." Full review
Frommer's "It's essentially a vast scientific research center that also happens to be extraordinarily beautiful." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Victorian-era greenhouses and the sprawling grounds overflow with 33,000 species of flowers, plants, and trees (the world’s largest living collection)." Full review
Time Out "Kew Gardens is a magnificent World Heritage Site covering 300 acres with over 30,000 species of plants." Full review
Let's Go "These botanical gardens host the largest collection of plants in the world, and visitors can eat up gorgeous assemblages of roses, orchids, and cacti (or be eaten up by the carnivorous plants)." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
" Built between 1844 and 1848, it houses practical tropical species (coffee, cocoa) and more ornamental varieties." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"The finest botanical gardens in the country were begun by Sir William Chambers in 1756 at the request of Augusta, Princess of Wales." Full review
London Eye Fodor's
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London Eye London SE1 7PB United Kingdom
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Fodor's "This giant Ferris wheel is the largest cantilevered observation wheel ever built and among the city's tallest structures." Full review
Concierge "The 443-foot-high London Eye, designed by husband-and-wife architects David Marks and Julia Barfield, is the largest observation wheel in the world."
Frommer's "You're free to move around inside the pod during its voyage, although everyone tends to congregate in the northern half to look out over the river and the heart of sightseeing London." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Originally built for the new millennium, this mammoth Ferris wheel has 32 dangling pods (each holds 25 people sitting or standing) that gracefully take flight 443 feet above the city." Full review
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Avoid weekends and go in good weather before 11 a.m. or after 3 p.m. for the quietest trip.
Time Out "On a clear day you can see as far as Windsor Castle, 25 miles away, from the top of the London Eye, one of the world's largest observation wheels." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Not for the faint of heart... stunning views of the entire city of London." Full review
Not For Tourists "Two words: Tourist. Trap. Nice view though."
Afar Magazine "Your air-conditioned and roomy capsule awaits to give you spectacular and unobstructed views of London. " Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"135m high and weighing 2 100t, this big wheel has since 2000 offered a new and spectacular perspective from the banks of the River Thames." Full review
U.S. News & World Report18.0
"The London Eye (the giant Ferris wheel found in many London panoramas) located on the River Thames is meant to deliver great views – not a thrilling ride" Full review
