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Friday, 22 May, 1998, 23:31 GMT 00:31 UK
Britain's top tourist traps
![]() The Tower of London was the most popular historic building in 1997
While some may opt to avoid the traffic congestion by staying at home this Spring Bank Holiday weekend, many others will load up the car with kids and head off for a day out.
Some of the attractions you might like to visit have been rated in order of pulling power by the British Tourist Authority.
The Tower of London was the top historic building and the third most popular attraction overall. The palace where royalty was once imprisoned and which now houses the crown jewels welcomed over 2.5m visitors in 1997.
The new galleries that opened this year at the Natural History Museum have helped it rise from sixth in 1996 to fourth place in 1997.
In fact, in the last year visitors to all historic buildings across the country have increased by an average 2%.
The most popular free attraction is Blackpool Pleasure Beach which pulled in an estimated 7.8 million visitors in 1997.
Both still maintain a policy of not charging visitors, although recommended donations are gladly accepted. The institutions had 6.05m and 4.8m visitors respectively last year.
By the year 2000 the dome will be open for business it may well become Britain's most popular tourist attraction. Visitors to the top ten sites
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