What are some not-to-be-missed sights to visit in London?

Take a tour of the Globe Theater
Tate Britain if you like Turner; Tate Modern if you like modern
Great walking tours with various themes by London Walks, www.walks.com – No need to book; just show up at the posted tube stop and pay 10 pounds. Lots of fun.
Walk across the Millennium Bridge to the Globe
Afternoon tea at St Paul’s Cathedral
British Museum if you like archeology
British Library to see the Magna Carta and original literary documents
Walk along Regent’s Canal by the British Museum
Harrod’s or Fortnum and Mason Food Halls
Walk in Hyde Park or Green Park
Get a full English breakfast somewhere
Have a pot pie from a pie shop (not Sweeney Todd’s!)
Go to the Sir John Soane’s Museum in Lincoln Inn’s Fields

Hi @janbb Thanks! Yes, I already have a couple of walks listed on my itinerary, and I’m staying in Covent Garden so it’s relatively close to Hyde Park.

A friend mentioned that the Little Venice section around Regent’s Canal is fun but I haven’t been there. Oh – I see I made one mistake above; part of the Regent’s Canal is near the British Library – not the British Museum.

And by the way, the walks I took with the London Walks group were the Old Jewish Quarter walk and Dicken’s London. Both were great.

Covent Garden market is fun for food.

@janbb I’m just looking at the Globe website right now. Macbeth is playing there when I am there. That’s a fantastic play.

I just took a daytime tour there; didn’t see a play but it would be fun to see a play. When I took the tour, they were rehearsing King John so I did get to see about 15 minutes of it.

I suspect you might be intersted in touring some of London’s medical museums.

Thanks. I’m on vacation so I’m more interested in historic pubs. :)

Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Madame Tussauds London wax museum, Westminster Abbey, Tower of London and if you have time Stonehenge (the Roman ruins at Bath and drink the water).

My own list would be like:

The British Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
see a play – Macbeth at The Globe sounds great.
walk through a big park, e.g. Hyde Park
eat some British food – e.g. see how good the fish & chips is/are

At least take a peek at, if not necessarily tour (or do, if interested):
The Thames River and Tower Bridge
St Paul’s Cathedral
The Tower of London (also good inside, but not must-see for me after seeing it when young)
Big Ben & Parliament
Buckingham Palace
Westminster Abbey
Trafalgar Square
Harrod’s
ride the underground “Tube”

Also good are the MANY other excellent museums, e.g.:
the Tate museums
National Gallery & National Portrait Gallery
Science Musuem
the Wallace Collection (if you are into medieval arms & armor)
London Transport Museum
London Zoo
Natural History Museum

If you have time to get slightly further out (easy on train from Tube):
Hampton Court (country palace with hedge maze)
Kew gardens (nice botanical gardens with tropical greenhouses etc)

I’ve never been to London; but, I think for me that Abbey Lane would be on the top of my list… According to Paul, there are some good pubs nearby!!!

Thanks all!

@janhb I got a ticket to see Macbeth