London, England
Fitzrovia Chapel
Designed by the architect who also had a hand in crafting the Westminster Abbey and Bristol Cathedral.
1519
Places I've been
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London, England
Charing Cross Mural
The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.
London, England
Of Alley and the Duke’s Streets
An agreement meant to honor the Duke of Buckingham led to this unusually-named passageway near Charing Cross.
London, England
Charing Cross Storm Tree
A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.
London, England
Leake Street Graffiti Tunnel
A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.
London, England
Athena the Owl
The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.
London, England
S.O.E. Monument
A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.
London , England
Captain Bligh's Grave
The breadfruit-adorned final resting place of the infamous Captain of the HMS Bounty.
London, England
Smith Square World War II Ghost Sign
A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.
London, England
Boadicea and Her Daughters
A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.
London, England
Fleet Air Arm Memorial
A haunting monument dedicated to the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm.
London, England
The Churchill War Rooms
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
London, England
Café in the Crypt
This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.
London, England
Gravestone of Henry Croft
A statue of the original Pearly King is hidden in a church's crypt.
Bodiam, England
Bodiam Castle
A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.
Sandwich, England
No Name Street
Almost too short to be an actual street, this stretch of road maintains a unique moniker.
Cliffsend, England
Hugin Longship
This longship was a gift to commemorate the 1500th anniversary of the Anglo-Saxons arrival in England.
Margate, England
Crab Museum
Europe's "only museum dedicated to the decapod" is full of quirky and absurdist displays, including one featuring the "famous" Giant Crab of Margate.
Maidstone, England
The Lady in the Woods
This oak sculpture at the edge of a small woodland is nine feet tall and shrouded in mystery.
Canterbury, England
Tomb of the Black Prince
An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.
London, England
The Burney Relief
This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.
London, England
Coade Stone Caryatids
A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.
Biggleswade, England
Westland Lysander at the Shuttleworth Collection
A rare example of the RAF’s flying spy taxi.
Sheffield, England
'Iron Henry'
This unique sculpture of a steelworker is hidden amid the trees of Sheffield.
