London, England
The Lioness and the Lesser Kudu
This striking statue brings a scene from the African savannah into central London.
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London, England
Sotheby's Sekhmet
Heralded as the oldest statue in London.
London, England
Brixton Windmill
A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.
London, England
Dirac Equation
The "beautiful" equation predicting the movement of all electromagnetic particles is engraved in front of Newton's tomb.
London, England
Memorial to the Women of World War II
The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.
London, England
Remains of the Old London Bridge
Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.
London, England
Coade Stone Caryatids
A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.
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Tower Bridge Chimney
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
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K2 Telephone Boxes
The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.
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Roman Wharf Timber
The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.
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Down Street Underground Station
The secret wartime bunker built on the platforms of an abandoned Tube station.
London, England
Signs of Old Lombard Street
The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.
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Traitors' Gate
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
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The First Public Drinking Fountain
Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.
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William Wallace Memorial
A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."
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Trafalgar Square Imperial Measurements
These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.
London, England
Tyburn Tree Marker
Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.
London, England
Public Standards of Length
19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.
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The Ten Bells Pub
Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.
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London Necropolis Railway Station
A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.
London, England
Peter Pan Statue
A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.
London, England
Broad Street Cholera Pump
The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.
London, England
London Wall
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
London, England
Earl's Court Police Box
The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.
