Big Ben is not actually the name of the clock tower in London; it’s the nickname of the Great Bell housed within the tower.The Tower of London has served variously as an armory, a treasury, a menagerie, the home of the Royal Mint, a public records office, and the home of the Crown Jewels of England.Buckingham Palace has its own post office, police station, and cinema.The British Museum contains more than 8 million works dedicated to human history, art, and culture.The London Eye, despite its name, is not a Ferris wheel; it’s actually a cantilevered observation wheel.