London, England
St Olave Hart Street
A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.
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Lindow Man
A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
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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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Abney Park Cemetery
A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.
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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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Chelsea Physic Garden
London's old-school healing garden.
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The Monty Python Foot
The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.
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London Wall
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
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Sir John Soane's Museum
A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.
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The Morpeth Arms
A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.
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The Clink Prison Museum
An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.
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London's Lilliputian Police Station
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
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The Embassy of the Republic of Texas
An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.
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Whispering Gallery at St Paul’s Cathedral
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
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Cecil Court
A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.
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The London Dungeon
One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
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Temple Church
An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
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Goodwin's Court
An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.
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The Churchill War Rooms
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
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221b Baker Street
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
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Platform 9 3/4
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
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Twinings Tea Shop
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
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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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Leadenhall Market
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
