London, England
The First Public Drinking Fountain
Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
London, England
Monument to Hodge the Cat
Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.
London, England
Urine Deflectors of Fleet Street
One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.
London, England
Temple Bar Memorial Dragon
The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.
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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.
London, England
Cleopatra's Needle Shrapnel Scars
This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.
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Carting Lane Sewer Lamp
The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.
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10 Adam Street
England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.
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York Water Gate
These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.
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Of Alley and the Duke’s Streets
An agreement meant to honor the Duke of Buckingham led to this unusually-named passageway near Charing Cross.
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'A Conversation With Oscar Wilde'
An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.
London, England
The Monty Python Foot
The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.
London, England
'The Ambassadors'
A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.
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National Gallery Mosaics
A quartet of tiled art pieces adorn the floors of this prestigious art museum.
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Metropolitan Police Coat Hook
Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.
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The Mousetrap at St. Martin's Theatre
The world's longest continuously running show has played at this small West End theater since 1974.
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Church of Notre Dame de France
Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.
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Shield of Parade
This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.
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The Lewis Chessmen
These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.
London, England
Wolf-God of Woodeaton
A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.
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Lindow Man
A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
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Hoa Hakananai'a
The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.
London, England
Pink Floyd Plaque
This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.
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Fitzrovia Chapel
Designed by the architect who also had a hand in crafting the Westminster Abbey and Bristol Cathedral.
