This modern marina occupies the site of Regent's Canal Dock, opened in 1820 as a crucial link between the Thames and canal network. Once bustling with cargo barges transferring goods, it now provides peaceful moorings for leisure boats. The basin offers pleasant waterside walks with views towards Canary Wharf, showcasing the area's transformation from working waterway to residential haven.

 The National Trail follows the Thames through Docklands, offering continuous waterside walking with ever-changing river and development perspectives. Connecting Canary Wharf to Greenwich downstream and Limehouse upstream, it passes former wharves, modern developments and historic pubs. Ideal for appreciating London's riverside transformation over centuries, the path showcases where maritime commerce once dominated and regeneration now thrives.

 This narrow linear park follows former ropewalks where ships' cordage was manufactured for Docklands vessels, preserving industrial heritage through thoughtful landscape design. Connecting Narrow Lane to Limehouse Marina, it provides a green corridor through dense development with distinctive rope-inspired paving and planting. The park offers quieter walking routes whilst serving as reminder of the area's forgotten manufacturing past.

The northern edge of Canary Wharf's waters, part of the original West India Docks import dock that opened in 1802, provides quieter waterside walks with views towards the main tower cluster. Connecting to Poplar Dock and Blackwall Basin, it creates extended walking routes. Lined with newer residential developments, it shows how Canary Wharf's influence extends beyond the core business district.

 Housed in a Grade I listed 1802 Georgian sugar warehouse from the West India Docks, this excellent museum charts London's river relationship from Roman times to modern regeneration. Particularly strong on the slave trade, Victorian dock labour and wartime experiences, it offers essential context for understanding the area's transformation. The historic building itself provides an atmospheric backdrop to compelling exhibitions.

 This elegant square features formal landscaping, fountains and water features surrounded by modern office towers. The adjacent Cabot Place shopping centre, part of the underground network, offers retail and dining. The square provides a more refined public space than the main plaza, with seating areas popular amongst office workers, demonstrating varied urban design within Canary Wharf's development

The central plaza forms Canary Wharf's ceremonial heart, dominated by One Canada Square's iconic pyramid roof—Britain's tallest building when completed in 1991. Hosting events, markets and installations throughout the year, the square's scale and surrounding towers create distinctly North American atmosphere. It's the defining public space showcasing the audacious vision that transformed derelict docklands.

Positioned between North and South Docks, the Middle Dock offers some of Canary Wharf's most iconic perspectives. The relatively narrow water channel creates intimate views of surrounding towers, with One Canada Square particularly dominant. Waterside benches and landscaping provide excellent spots for appreciating architectural drama and watching light interplay on water and glass—perfect for photography enthusiasts

Canary Wharf's extensive underground retail network connects stations, offices and shopping areas via climate-controlled walkways. Housing over 200 shops, restaurants and services including Canada Place and Cabot Place centres, it creates a substantial subterranean city. Particularly useful during inclement weather, this underground realm allows comprehensive estate exploration whilst demonstrating ambitious urban planning on former docklands.

The largest surviving Docklands basin, opened in 1868, stretches nearly a kilometre and once handled grain and timber imports. Walking and cycling routes circle its perimeter, now surrounded by residential developments and South Quay Plaza towers. The dock's impressive scale provides tangible sense of the area's former industrial capacity whilst offering peaceful waterside spaces within urban surroundings.

Opened in 2002, this terraced waterside park descends towards South Dock, providing welcome green space amidst Canary Wharf's towers. Featuring lawns, specimen trees and harbour views, it includes distinctive light installations illuminating the space after dark. Popular with office workers at lunchtime, it offers peaceful respite from surrounding commercial intensity whilst showcasing contemporary urban park design.

 Opened in 2015 above Canary Wharf Elizabeth line station, this striking timber lattice canopy houses a remarkable rooftop garden featuring exotic plants from regions along historic trade routes. The free-to-visit elevated garden creates a tropical oasis above the transport hub, with shops and restaurants below. Its unique architecture has become a distinctive Canary Wharf landmark.