London - Mayfair

New Bond Street, St James's Street and Mount Street, all located within walking distance, offer unique and luxurious consumer goods. Sotheby's (no. 35), Fenwick Chappell's (no. 50) and Phillips' all have their headquarters on New Bond Street. There are also shops specializing in handmade chocolates, leather, perfume, cigars, antiques, art, and many other kinds of upscale products.

Mount Street runs from the northwest corner of Berkeley Square to Park Lane. It also specializes in fine consumer goods, including Oriental furnishings, antiques and art.

St James's Street runs from Picadilly to Pall Mall. It has numerous "men's clubs," as well as dozens of small shops offering unique products.

The famous grocery bearing the names of its founders, William Fortnum and Hugh Mason, holds its excellent reputation largely due to its variety of exotic foods.

It was here that H.J. Heinz first introduced his famous lines of condiments.

In the Museum of Mankind temporary exhibitions of the ethnographical department of the British Museum are mounted; these are concerned with the peoples and cultures of Africa, Australia, the Pacific area, North and South America, and some parts of Europe and Asia. Because of the lack of space only certain aspects can be included in the exhibition program.

ATTRACTION CLOSED - EXHIBITS MOVED TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM.

The Royal Institution off of Piccadilly is famed for being the home and laboratory of Michael Faraday. The basement holds the Faraday Museum, which includes his magnetic lab, and other assorted electromagnetic apparatus that Faraday was best known for.

Famous names such as Lord Byron, Graham Greene and J.B. Priestly have appeared on the registry on this prestigious bachelor's apartment building.