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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew vs Tower of London
Both Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and Tower of London are praised by those who travel for a living. Overall, Tower of London ranks marginally higher than Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Tower of London has a TripExpert Score of 92 with positive reviews from 11 sources including Travel + Leisure, Departures and Afar Magazine.
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."
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Frommer's
"It's essentially a vast scientific research center that also happens to be extraordinarily beautiful."
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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)."
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Time Out
"Kew Gardens is a magnificent World Heritage Site covering 300 acres with over 30,000 species of plants."
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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)."
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Tower of London
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Tower Hill, Tower Hill tube, London EC3N 4AB
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Fodor's
"Nowhere else does London's history come to life so vividly as it does in this minicity of 20 towers filled with heraldry and treasure."
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Concierge
"Founded by William the Conqueror in 1066, this huge fortified palace-jail-treasury-arsenal is the source of some of the most-famous tourist photo ops in all of England."
Frommer's
"On a sunny summer afternoon, the Tower, one of the best-preserved medieval castles in the world, can be a cheerful buzzing place."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"The scene for many dramatic events during this country's history."
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Not For Tourists
"Kings and Queens. Surprisingly insightful, annoyingly expensive."
