Worth seeing in the Trafalgar area

The walk you can follow here takes in the sights one by one:
Start of walk: Tottenham Court Road underground station
End of walk: Covent Garden underground station
Distance: 3.5 km

British Museum
metro: Tottenham Court Road
In 2002 London’s British Museum celebrated its 250th birthday. To mark the occasion they restored the 478-ton glass roof. The surface of area of 8000 m² makes this the largest covered interior in Europe. The area houses new exhibition rooms, a reading area, a restaurant and shops. In the end the museum’s floor area was doubled. This now makes it one of the largest museums in the world and it takes a few days to see everything. The main reason for visiting the British Museum is to marvel at historical pieces from antiquity. Please note: in 2000 the British Library moved from the British Museum and has been rehoused on Euston Road (King's Cross underground station).

Piccadilly Circus
metro: Piccadilly Circus
This square attracts young people in particular and is located centrally in this all-round entertainment area (including Trocadero). The famous statue of Eros is to be found here. The artist had no intention at all of making a statue of Eros, but one of an angel. But it does, of course, bear a remarkable similarity to the famous archer.

National Gallery
metro: Charing Cross
Though not as big as the British Museum it is nonetheless extremely valuable. This is where you come to appreciate the works of international painters. The National Gallery houses works by Rembrandt, Rubens, Leonardo da Vinci, Vermeer, and many other famous artists from the 15th century to the present day.