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Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

This building contains a door only used by members of the royal family.

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

A totem pole of heads to represent the different stages of life.

London’s first road overpass is so old that it was originally built for horse-drawn carriages.

One of the oldest remaining Catholic churches in England is home to the hand of a 7th-century saint.

At the center of London’s oldest roundabout stands an obelisk that was erected in 1771, but spent several decades elsewhere.

A haunting painting meant to capture the calamity of World War I.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

Tucked away behind the mansions of Mayfair, this picturesque garden is a hidden London treasure with a spooky past.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.

Tony Blair's garden gnome and a Howitzer shell-turned-flower-pot are on display in this deconsecrated 13th-century church.

The (fictional) address of Sweeney Todd's bloody barbershop.

This is London's smallest listed building.

The secret wartime bunker built on the platforms of an abandoned Tube station.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.

This unassuming brick building contains the last purpose-built drill hall in the United Kingdom.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”