England (Things to do - Places to Visit) - ENGLAND Top Tourist Placesbr A country of the United Kingdombr England, birthplace of Shakespeare and The Beatles, is a country in the British Isles bordering Scotland and Wales. br br The capital, London, on the River Thames, is home of Parliament, Big Ben and the 11th-century Tower of London. It's also a multicultural, modern hub for the arts and business. Other large cities are Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol and the university centers of Oxford and Cambridge.