London, England
The Churchill Arms
This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
London, England
Hungerford Footbridge Skateboard Graveyard
The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.
London, England
Get Stuffed
Taxidermied animals galore, by appointment only.
London, England
'Monument for a Dead Parrot'
The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.
London, England
Black Cats of Carreras Cigarette Factory
Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.
London, England
Viking Tombstone
This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.
London, England
Tulip Stairs
The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.
London, England
Electric Avenue
"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."
London, England
British Library Treasures Gallery
The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.
London, England
Boadicea and Her Daughters
A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.
London, England
Hoa Hakananai'a
The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.
London, England
Brown Dog Statue
A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.
London, England
The Ghost of a Flea
William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.
London, England
The Executioner's Ax
Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.
London, England
Replica of the Golden Hinde
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
London, England
Rolling Bridge
This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.
London, England
The Navigators
Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.
London, England
Admiral's House
An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."
London, England
St. Nicholas Church Memento Mori
These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.
London, England
V&A Museum of Childhood
A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.
London, England
Temple Bar Memorial Dragon
The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.
London, England
London Underground Labyrinths
A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.
London, England
Crystal Palace Subway
A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.
London, England
The Cathedral of Sewage
This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.
