south of London - the i360 Tower, set to open this summer, will lift tourists 450 feet in a doughnut-shaped elevator for a bird's-eye view of the city.

Farther to the west, in Bath, the Building of Bath Collection has been renamed the Museum of Bath Architecture. The Roman Baths have added a display of the Beau Street Hoard - more than 17,500 Roman coins that were discovered near the baths.

In the Cotswolds, Northleach's delightful Keith Harding's World of Mechanical Music - following Harding's death and subsequent scandalous revelations in the media about him - is now called the Mechanical Music Museum.

Nearby, Stratford-upon-Avon is marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death with some major refurbishments: The Royal Shakespeare Company's Swan Theatre has opened after a total renovation. And NewPlace & Nash's House, a sight showcasing what's left of one of the houses Shakespeare lived in, is set to reopen this summer.

Up in the Lake District, the Beatrix Potter Gallery in Hawkshead is hosting a special exhibit called "Realism and Romance" to mark the 150th anniversary of Potter's birth.

Restoration work continues in the ancient city of York. Its Theatre Royal recently reopened after completing a $6-million renovation. Work continues on the Great East Window in the York Minster: The massive, tennis-court-size window filling the east end of the beloved church may finally be unveiled in 2017.

At Durham Cathedral - England's greatest Norman church - the new "Open Treasure" exhibit will display a number of treasures, including a 1216 copy of the Magna Carta and items from the