On July 27, the world will be watching as creative director Danny Boyle presents “Isles of Wonder,” – the Opening Ceremony – to the rest of the world. The £27 million ($43 million) extravaganza features a planned cast of 20,000. With no buyer for the 80,000-seat Olympic stadium post-games, chances are it will become a very expensive memento.
London 2012: Seven Unique Venues for the Olympic Games
With the London Olympics just a little over 100 days away, TIME takes a look at some of the places that will become quite familiar once the games begin.