London, England
The Champion
This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
London, England
Algerian Coffee Stores
Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.
London, England
Broad Street Cholera Pump
The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.
London, England
Tongue & Brisket
This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.
London, England
The Soho Square Hut
The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.
London, England
The Albert Bridge
Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.
London, England
Brown Dog Statue
A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.
London, England
Goodwin's Court
An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.
London, England
Metropolitan Police Coat Hook
Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.
London, England
The London Beer Flood
On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.
Permanently Closed
London, England
The Buried Remains of Little Compton Street
The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.
Permanently Closed
London, England
'Great Dangaroo Flood'
On a wall in linear London, a plaque hangs at the high water mark of one of the worst floods in fictional Kcymaerxthaereal times.
London, England
The Attendant, Fitzrovia
Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.
London, England
Fleet Air Arm Memorial
A haunting monument dedicated to the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm.
London, England
Memorial to the Women of World War II
The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.
London, England
Parliamentary Division Bells
A network of bells in the pubs and restaurants around Westminster alerts politicians when it's time to cast their votes.
London, England
Smith Square World War II Ghost Sign
A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.
London, England
The Morpeth Arms
A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.
London, England
Vauxhall Bridge's Miniature St. Paul's Cathedral
A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.
London, England
The Vincent Street Fireplace
A lasting remnant of the London Blitz.
London, England
The Duke of Wellington’s Mounting Stone
Outside of one of Britain's most renowned social clubs, a step installed specifically for the Duke.
London, England
Giro the Dog's Grave
The final resting place of a German diplomat's beloved companion.
London, England
Fitzrovia Chapel
Designed by the architect who also had a hand in crafting the Westminster Abbey and Bristol Cathedral.
London, England
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.
