London Stadium
The centerpiece bowl of London 2012 — Olympic ceremonies then, West Ham United now.
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It kept the 9-lane Mondotrack ringing the pitch, so the 62,500-seat football ground still hosts UK Athletics' London Grand Prix.
What to look for
- The 14 floodlight panels hang from the roof itself — suspended 30m above the floor, not perched on towers
- How far the nearest seats sit from the pitch — football stadium design expert Paul Fletcher argued the place should be demolished over the distance
- West Ham's name spelled across the East Kop Stand, above the claret-coloured pitch surround
In Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, about 6 miles east of central London; pair it with a walk along the River Lea.
London Stadium is one of 40 sights worth the detour in London, all bundled offline in Voyage GO — download the London pack and it sits on your map with no signal, filling your travel passport the moment you walk past.
More to see in London
- British MuseumThe room where a dead language got its voice back — and you walk in for free.
- Buckingham PalaceThe balcony where a whole country turns up to watch a family wave — with 775 rooms behind it.
- Westminster AbbeyNearly every English monarch since 1066 has been crowned on the same worn patch of floor.
- Big BenThe clang in a thousand establishing shots comes from a cracked bell that's rung slightly off-key since 1859.
- Tower of LondonWilliam the Conqueror's keep turned royal prison, where two queens lost their heads and the Crown Jewels still sit under guard.
- Tower BridgeA Victorian drawbridge dressed as a Gothic castle, its roadway still splitting open for passing ships.