London, England
Guildhall's Underground Roman Amphitheater
A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
London, England
Thomas Becket Plaque
Near the site where the English Archbishop was born, you can find an emblem in the shape of a pilgrim's badge.
London, England
Mansion House Square
London's amazing modernist public square that never was.
London, England
Temple of Mithras
Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.
London, England
The Ferryman's Seat
The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.
London, England
Scenes from the Frost Fair
Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.
London, England
The London Stone
This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.
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
Roman Wharf Timber
The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.
London, England
Monument to the Great Fire of London
The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
London, England
Pudding Lane
The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.
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.
London, England
Philpot Lane Mice Sculpture
A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.
London, England
Signs of Old Lombard Street
The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.
London, England
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.
London, England
The Cornhill Devils
These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.
London, England
Leadenhall Market
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
London, England
Tomb of the Unknown London Girl
The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.
London, England
Aldgate Pump
This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.
London, England
St Olave Hart Street
A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.
London, England
Sir Ernest Shackleton's Crow's Nest
The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.
London, England
Tower Hill Execution Site
A memorial for public executions that dates back to the 14th century.
London, England
Silver Jubilee Crystal Crown
A discarded movie prop that was the original monolith for "2001: A Space Odyssey."
London, England
Memorial to Mahomet Weyonomon
A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.
