London, England
The Gardener Statue
A tribute to all the green-thumbed workers who tend London’s public parks and gardens.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
London, England
Goldsmith's Garden
A secluded green oasis amidst the towering skyscrapers, bears an unusual moniker that reflects one of the city's oldest guilds.
London, England
Cheapside Plane Tree
What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.
London, England
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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The Ten Bells Pub
Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.
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The Theatre
Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.
London, England
The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
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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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Monument to the Great Fire of London
The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
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Pudding Lane
The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.
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Philpot Lane Mice Sculpture
A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.
London, England
The London Stone
This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.
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Mansion House Square
London's amazing modernist public square that never was.
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Signs of Old Lombard Street
The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.
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London's Original and All-Inspiring Coffee House
The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.
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The Cornhill Devils
These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.
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Leadenhall Market
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
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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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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Vectors of Disease Frieze
The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.
London, England
London Wall
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
London, England
Hoa Hakananai'a
The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.
London, England
The Burney Relief
This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.
London, England
Lindow Man
A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
London, England
Banksy's 'Designated Graffiti Area'
Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.
