This was totally worth the effort of going there. ...

This was totally worth the effort of going there. You get to see the Crown Jewels (pro tip: go there first, early if you can) and an amazing amount of English history. The overwhelming amount of armaments did get to be a bit much, but that was the role of the institution so it is only right that they would emphasize them. We went on the Beefeater tour (included in the price of admission, we had Scott Kelly who was a wonder and a treat) and we also went on the tour in the White Tower that starts in the chapel and is _much_ more low key. We wandered around for a couple of hours beyond that and got the impression there were definitely things we missed.