When I first came across the Tower Bridge, I felt like I had accomplished something on my bucket list. The Tower Bridge is a sight itself, but the bridge offers great views of the city. Located on the River Thames, the bridge often gets mistaken for the London Bridge, also located on the River Thames.

The Tower Bridge was built between 1886 and 1894 and a huge challenge the city of London faced was how to build a bridge downstream from London Bridge without disrupting river traffic activities. They successfully designed the largest and most sophisticated bascule bridge ever completed at the time. When it was built, the bascules were operated by hydraulics using steam as power. The bascules are still operated today by hydraulics but they have moved on from steam to oil.