By Beci Wood It has been hailed a record-breaking year for London tourism – with the British Museum ranking as the number one attraction in 2013. Boosted by the 2012 Games, the British capital experienced a surge in tourists not seen before by any other post-Olympic host city in the world. Subsequently there was a 12 per cent increase in visitors to London’s top attractions, with almost seven million people passing through the doors of the British Museum. Number one: The British Museum was the most-visited tourism attraction in London in 2013 1. British Museum – 6.7m2. National Gallery - 6m3. Natural History Museum – 5.4m4. Tate Modern – 4.9m5. London Eye - NA6. Science Museum – 3.3m7. V& A Museum – 3.38. Tower of London – 2.9m9. Royal Museums Greenwich 2.9m10. Madame Tussauds - NA
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Almost 7 million people visited the British Museum in 2013
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National Gallery and Natural History Museum take second and third spots
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