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Tower Bridge vs Tate Modern
Both are highly recommended by experts. On balance, Tate Modern is the choice of most reviewers compared to Tower Bridge. Tate Modern ranks #2 in London with recommendations from 13 sources such as Michelin Guide, Concierge and Let's Go.
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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Tate Modern
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Bankside, London SE1 9TG
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Fodor's
"This spectacular renovation of a mid-20th-century power station is one of the most-visited museums of modern art in the world."
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Concierge
"There is something very glamorous about the vast space, let alone the amazing holdings, which range from Matisse to Matthew Barney."
Frommer's
"Welcoming more than four million visitors a year, Tate Modern is the world's most popular modern art gallery (the free admission helps), and one of the capital's very best attractions."
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Travel + Leisure
"Housed in a hulking converted power station, this vast modern art showplace opened in 2000 but still breaks new ground with installations."
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Time Out
"Thanks to its industrial architecture, this powerhouse of modern art is awe-inspiring even before you enter."
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