Alrewas, England
'Shot at Dawn' at the National Memorial Arboretum
In an arboretum with hundreds of memorials to the fallen, this one might be the most poignant.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
London, England
Quantum Cloud
Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.
London, England
Village Underground
Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.
London, England
Love Locks of East London
Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.
London, England
Tea Building
A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.
London, England
Rochelle School
A wellspring of creativity in an already artsy East London neighborhood.
London, England
Arnold Circus
A celebrated bandstand at the center of what was once the worst slum in London.
London, England
St. Leonard Church of Shoreditch
Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.
London, England
Banksy's 'Designated Graffiti Area'
Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.
Permanently Closed
London, England
Old Shoreditch Station
Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.
London, England
Shoreditch Town Hall
A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.
London, England
Circus Space
The largest clown school in Britain offering accredited degrees.
London, England
Hoxton Street Monster Supplies
A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.
London, England
Shepherdess Walk Mosaics
A display of everyday life in the area that was unveiled during the 2012 Summer Olympics.
London, England
Brown Dog Statue
A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.
London, England
The Albert Bridge
Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.
London, England
Lamp Standards at Chelsea Embankment
Two copies of a rejected Victorian-era lamp design still stand along the Thames River.
London, England
Floris Perfumery
A storied London perfume shop that supplies scents for royalty has been operating out of this storefront for nearly 300 years.
London, England
The Molehill on The Equestrian Statue of William III
This statue includes the molehill that toppled a king.
England
St. James’s Theatre Reliefs
Stone carvings celebrate the legacy of a now-defunct theatre.
London, England
St James’s Tiny Park
These former ticket office windows in London's underground now house pocket-size parks.
London, England
London's Rose-Ringed Parakeets
Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.
London, England
National Gallery Mosaics
A quartet of tiled art pieces adorn the floors of this prestigious art museum.
London, England
Charing Cross Mural
The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.
