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Pelicans of St James's Park
Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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The Fortnum & Mason Clock
At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.
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Spitalfields Charnel House
Preserved behind glass, the ruins of a medieval building used to store human remains.
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I Goat
Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.
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The Ten Bells Pub
Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.
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Paddington Real Time Clock
Look up from the busy streets to discover how time is kept!
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Speakers' Corner
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
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Crossbones Graveyard
This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.
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The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
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Pudding Lane
The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.
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Monument to the Great Fire of London
The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
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Remains of the Old London Bridge
Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.
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Rolling Bridge
This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.
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Paddington Bear Statue
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
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Brompton Cemetery
The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.
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Tomb Of Hannah Courtoy
According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.
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Temple of Mithras
Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.
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St. Bartholomew’s Gatehouse
One of London’s rare Tudor-era buildings is a fate-defying gatehouse for a church.
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William Wallace Memorial
A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."
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The Golden Boy at Pye Corner
A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.
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Christchurch Greyfriars Church Garden
The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.
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The Gardener Statue
A tribute to all the green-thumbed workers who tend London’s public parks and gardens.
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Postman's Park: Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice
A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.
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Leadenhall Market
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
