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Tate ModernvsShakespeare's Globe Theatre
Both Tate Modern and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre are endorsed by those who travel for a living. Overall, Tate Modern ranks slightly higher than Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. Tate Modern scores 97 with accolades from 14 reviews like Departures, Michelin Guide and Michelin Guide.
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Bankside, London SE1 9TG
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Fodor's "This spectacular renovation of a mid-20th-century power station is one of the most-visited museums of modern art in the world." Full review
Concierge "There is something very glamorous about the vast space, let alone the amazing holdings, which range from Matisse to Matthew Barney."
Frommer's "Welcoming more than four million visitors a year, Tate Modern is the world's most popular modern art gallery (the free admission helps), and one of the capital's very best attractions." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Housed in a hulking converted power station, this vast modern art showplace opened in 2000 but still breaks new ground with installations." Full review
Time Out "Thanks to its industrial architecture, this powerhouse of modern art is awe-inspiring even before you enter." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"200m of rectilinear façade bordering the River Thames, 4.2 million brown bricks, a chimney resembling a church tower and a former turbine hall evoking a cathedral nave." Full review
Not For Tourists "Herzog and de Meuron dazzler."
Let's Go "Within the gallery rooms are Rothko and Picasso, Mondrian and Delvaux in glorious relief to... stark surroundings." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Housed within a former power station on the south bank of the Thames, the gallery houses Tate Britain's existing collection of 20th-century modern art. " Full review
Afar Magazine "It’s impossible to ignore the hulking 1950s architecture of the Tate Modern, slap-bang in the middle of the most-walked part of the South Bank." Full review
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Time Out Frommer's Condé Nast Traveler Not For Tourists Let's Go Fodor's Michelin Guide
Departures Travel + Leisure Afar Magazine Show All Reviews
21 New Globe Walk, London SE1 9DT
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Time Out "Shakespeare’s Globe has been an unbridled success, underpinned in part by its educational programme." Full review
Frommer's "This is a recent re-creation of one of the most important public theatres ever built, Shakespeare's Globe, where the Bard premiered many of his most famous plays." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Watch plays like they used to—standing up—in this modern reconstruction of William Shakespeare's The Globe." Full review
Not For Tourists "The Bard's famous playhouse reconstructed."
Let's Go "A ticket to the exhibitions and tour... includes a 45min. walkthrough of the theater, chock full of anecdotes about bear-baiting, current productions, and the list of fire hazards." Full review
Fodor's "This spectacular theater is a replica of Shakespeare's open-roof, wood-and-thatch Globe Playhouse." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"The centre's brief is to encourage the study and dramatic interpretation of Shakespeare's work." Full review
Departures "From April to October, open-air productions are staged in this authentic oak-and-thatch replica of an Elizabethan theater." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Shakespeare’s plays were first performed at London’s Globe theater several centuries ago." Full review
Afar Magazine "Don’t let anyone tell you that going to the Globe Theatre is what the tourists do. It’s what theatre lovers do. " Full review
