All smart tourists will look for ways to stick to a budget—even if, when staying in an expensive city like London, that can be a little tricky to do. Luckily there are many ways to save while seeing the different attractions.

For example, many of London’s key features are actually free to see! This includes the city’s marvelous art galleries and national museums, where you can see some of the greatest works of the masters. In fact, if you go to Trafalgar Square, at the heart of London, you can go around without even spending a single cent while savoring over two centuries’ of the country’s proud history. This includes Nelson’s Column and the British National Gallery. Right next to that is the British National Portrait Gallery, where you can view the faces of some of the people that changed the course of human history and culture.

Don’t forget the city’s famous Victoria & Albert Museum, which was named after the famous king and queen and hold some of the royal family’s treasured pieces. Don’t forget the Natural History Museum (children will love seeing the dinosaurs) and the Science Museum, which has displays of the world’s most important inventions. Don’t forget the Lord Mayor’s golden coach, which you can catch at the Museum of London.

The Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry also grants free admission, not to mention the Museum of Royal Armouries which is located in Leeds. And over five million visits every year se the works displayed in the Tate Modern, which stnds on the banks of the Thames River. There you’ll find a fine collection of the works of Dali, Picasso, Rothko, Whitehead, and Hockney. And don’t forget to see the World City Gallery, that documents the changes that the city has gone through, starting from the early 1800s.

For those who are interested in the fashion industry, the Zandra Rhodes Fashion & Textile Museum can be found near London Bridge on Bermondsey Street. Its collection shows some of the key pieces of major designers starting from the 1950’s.

If you visit during the summer months of July and August, London also has a Royal Festival where you can listen to music concerts for free.