England

London

Obvious, but unbeatable value once you remember the big museums are free: dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum, rockets at the Science Museum, mummies at the British Museum.

Best forFamily · Nightlife
Approx. flying time~11h from Los Angeles
Nearest airportLondon (LCY)

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Why go

London's cocktail scene runs from gilded hotel institutions — the Connaught and the Savoy's American Bar, both worth booking weeks ahead — to the dense, inventive cluster around Soho and the East End. The satisfying crawl is a contrast: one grand hotel martini, then the low-lit rooms of Shoreditch where the world's-best lists are written. Go Tuesday to Thursday; Friday in Soho is a contact sport, and Sundays half the good rooms rest.

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When to go

Daytime highs run from about 8°C in January to 22°C in August. Wettest in October, with rain on about 15 days.

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August22° · rain 9 daysMild with rain most weeks.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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