London Eye vs Science Museum
Science Museum and The London Eye are both recommended by writers. Overall, Science Museum is the choice of most professionals compared to The London Eye. Science Museum has a TripExpert Score of 93 with accolades from 7 publications such as Michelin Guide, Concierge and Time Out.
London Eye
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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Science Museum
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Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2DD
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Fodor's
"This, one of the three great South Kensington museums, stands next to the Natural History Museum in a far plainer building."
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Concierge
"Covering all aspects of science, technology, and medicine, the Science Museum is the star of the trio of museums on Exhibition Road (the others are the V&A and the Natural History Museum)."
Time Out
"The Science Museum features seven floors of educational and entertaining exhibits, including the Apollo 10 command module and a flight simulator."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"This temple to the sciences - 5 floors covering 5ha in all - is remarkable for the richness of its collections, and for the methods it employs to engage visitors."
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Travel + Leisure
"Families flock to this museum, as do school kids taking part in field trips (380,000 visit as part of a school group each year)."
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