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Located less than 20 miles north of Olympic Park, this venue will host the Canoe Slalom competition. Read more.
This place is tough to miss. In fact, it’s the largest competition venue at the Olympics. The venue will be divided into 4 halls, hosting 13 different sports. Read more.
This is one of the largest temporary venues ever built for an Olympics and it will be one of the most heavily-used venues at this year’s games. Read more.
Forming part of the gateway to Olympic Park, the Aquatics Center features a 50m competition pool, a 25m competition diving pool and a 50m warm-up pool.
This is the first venue built exclusively for Water Polo at the Olympics. Read more.
Olympic Stadium, the centerpiece of Olympic Park, is the site of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. Read more.
The top half of the venue is covered in 3,000 square metres of copper, most of which is recycled. Read more.
The site of Equestrian and Modern Pentathlon events, this 183-acre park provides some amazing views of the River Thames and St. Paul's Cathedral.
5,000 tons of sand were shipped in to create London's 'beach' for the Olympic Beach Volleyball competition. Read more.
Can't make it to an event? Stop by Hyde Park to watch the Olympic Games on a series of big screens. Read more.
Wembley Stadium hosted the Opening Ceremony for the 1948 London Olympic Games. Read more.
During London 2012, this is the home of the Road Cycling Time Trial. During the race, there’s a “hot seat,” where the leading rider sits until they are beaten.
This place will have the gymnastics competition and the basketball gold medal game. In other words, it’s not a bad place to spend some quality time while at the Olympics.
If you’re here for the Olympics, there’s one word you need to know: “Bullseye!”
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh will look to hold court here and recapture their Beach Volleyball gold.
This is where the marathon and cycling road race will begin & end. For Brits, this is where they hope countryman Mark Cavendish grabs gold.
Be prepared for an unreal athletic demonstration. Volleyball players have some of the highest vertical jumps of any group of athletes.
The home of tennis and of The Championships, Wimbledon, Olympic tennis will have one major difference here: The players do not have to wear white.
It took 5 ½ Olympic swimming pools worth of dirt to build the BMX track. That’s a lot of dirt, but the awesome riding here will make it worth it.
Be prepared to see some unreal hand-eye coordination on display here for the Badminton competition during London 2012.
True story: the waters here are credited by the Royal Yachting Association as the best in Northern Europe. Guess it’s not too bad a spot for Olympic Sailing.
The Velodrome will play host to all cycling events for the Olympics. It is also endearingly known as The Pringle due to its unique shape akin to the popular snack.
