Fodor's Expert Review Emirates Air Line

It may not have become the essential commuter route its makers envisioned, but this cable car, which connects Greenwich Peninsula with the Docklands across the Thames, offers spectacular views from nearly 300 feet up. The journey takes about 10 minutes each way and cable cars arrive every 30 seconds. Entrance to the Emirates Aviation Experience, a small exhibition about commercial air travel that includes life-size models of aircraft and flight simulators, is included with "Discovery Experience" round-trip tickets.