London, England
Abney Park Cemetery
A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.
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London, England
A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.
London, England
Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.
London, England
The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.
London, England
At the center of London’s oldest roundabout stands an obelisk that was erected in 1771, but spent several decades elsewhere.
London, England
The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.
London, England
Order bagels and lox from an iconic Jewish delicatessen with nearly a century of history behind it.
London, England
A movable feast that is an East London institution.
London, England
An ornate and disused early 20th-century building has been given new life as a fully operational structure, complete with offices, oyster bar, and a furniture retailer.
London, England
The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.
London, England
William Smith's iconic "map that changed the world" is hidden behind a curtain in the Geological Society building.
London, England
This statue includes the molehill that toppled a king.
London, England
This lush area was the site of extensive enemy bombing during WWII.
London, England
One of the world’s leading and most extensive archives on the Holocaust, the Nazi era, and genocide, this collection includes published and unpublished works, press cuttings, photographs, and eyewitness testimony.
London, England
This knockout museum lies in a sleepy corner of London.
London, England
This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”
London, England
Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.
London, England
Wedged between two buildings at the Great Ormond Street Hospital is this secret music installation.
London, England
Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.
London, England
A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.
Cambridge, England
A 4,000-year-old burial site hides behind a roadside Burger King.
Cambridge, England
Vast fan-shaped British cemetery honouring American servicemen lost in World War II.
Cambridge, England
The design of this seemingly translucent two-story tower in northwest Cambridge was inspired by an optical illusion.
Cambridge, England
Cambridge’s century-old outdoor swimming pool is tied for being the longest pool in the United Kingdom, but it is also unusually narrow.
Cambridge, England
A treasure trove of astronomical, mathematical, and scientific instruments at Cambridge University.