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Pink Floyd Plaque
This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.
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Richmond Park
This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.
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Carting Lane Sewer Lamp
The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.
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Aldgate Pump
This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.
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Monument to the Great Fire of London
The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
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York Water Gate
These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.
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Water Dragons of Kew Gardens
These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.
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Dick Whittington’s Cat
A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.
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Coade Stone Caryatids
A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.
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Elfin Oak
This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.
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I Goat
Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.
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Vauxhall Bridge's Miniature St. Paul's Cathedral
A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.
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London's Stretcher Railings
The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.
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The Soho Square Hut
The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.
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Tower Bridge Chimney
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
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Athena the Owl
The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.
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Hackney City Farm
A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.
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Black Cats of Carreras Cigarette Factory
Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.
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Replica of the Golden Hinde
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
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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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Brown Dog Statue
A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.
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Metropolitan Police Coat Hook
Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.
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Admiral's House
An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."
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Leinster Gardens False Facades
You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.
