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The Ghost of a Flea
William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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Tower of London's Ceremony of the Keys
The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.
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Horniman Aquarium
A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.
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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 Deadhouse
Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.
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West Norwood Cemetery
A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.
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Two Princes Staircase
Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.
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Monument to Hodge the Cat
Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.
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Abney Park Cemetery
A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.
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Archie the Giant Squid
The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.
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Lindow Man
A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
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Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.
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Billingsgate Roman House and Baths
A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.
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Peter Pan Statue
A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.
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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.
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The Tower Ravens
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
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Saint Bartholomew's Hospital Pathology Museum
A collection dedicated to the treatment of disease, held in London's oldest hospital.
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Brompton Cemetery
The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.
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The Monty Python Foot
The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.
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Darwin Centre Spirit Collection
Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.
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Gordon Museum of Pathology
One of the world's largest collections of pathological specimens.
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Horniman Museum and Gardens
A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.
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Sir John Soane's Museum
A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.
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The Mail Rail
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
