The Unofficial Guide to London

- List of Maps
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- London Calling
- About This Guide
- How Information Is Organized

PART ONE An Overview of London
- The Long Life of an Ancient City
- Queues, the Weather, and a Stiff Upper Lip

DIVIDED BY A COMMON LANGUAGE: A BRITISH-ENGLISH GLOSSARY

PART TWO Planning Your Visit
- Airline Deals
- Quick Check
- The Weather
- What to Bring
- When to Go
- Gathering Information
- Special Considerations
- A Calendar of Festivals and Events

PART THREE Accommodations
- Selecting Accommodations
- What to Expect
- Hotel Ratings
- Hotel Profiles

HOW THE HOTELS COMPARE

PART FOUR Arriving and Getting Oriented
- Entering the Country
- Getting into London
- Getting Oriented in London
- Things the Locals Already Know

PART FIVE Getting Around
- Public Transportation
- Getting around on Your Own

PART SIX Sightseeing, Tours, and Attractions
- An Embarrassment of Riches
- Tourist-information Centers
- Touring

NOT TO BE MISSED: A HIGHLY SUBJECTIVE LIST
- Get Out of Town
- Romantic London
- Oh, Such a Perfect Day
- Walking in and around London
- For Museum Lovers

LONDON ATTRACTIONS BY NEIGHBORHOOD
- Museums and Attractions
- Green and Pleasant Lands: Parks of London
- Greenwich Park

PART SEVEN Children's London
- London with Kids
- Planning and Touring Tips
- Recommended Attractions and Itineraries
- Services for Families
- Activities
- Theaters
- Where to Eat
- Shopping for Children
- Kids' London by the Seasons

PART EIGHT Dining and Restaurants
- The Restaurants

LONDON RESTAURANTS BY CUISINE

LONDON RESTAURANTS BY NEIGHBORHOOD
- Restaurant Profiles

PART NINE Entertainment and Nightlife
- The London Scene
- Theater
- Laughs in London
- Classical Music
- Dance and Ballet
- Opera
- Live Jazz, Pop, and Rock
- Dance Clubs
- Bars and Pubs
- Bar and Pub Profiles

LONDON BARS AND PUBS AT A GLANCE
- Sex in the City
- Gaming in the United

LESLEY LOGAN is a freelance writer who has worked in publishing for more than two decades as an author, ghostwriter, copywriter, and editor. She is the author of Frommer's London Day by Day and has cowritten a number of nonfiction books. Originally from New York, she and her husband, Tom, and daughter, Nora, have lived abroad, first in Hong Kong and then in London, since 1994. Lesley holds both U.K. and U.S. passports, a distinction that, among other extraordinary liberties, is a big plus at airport immigration lines.