London, England
River Tyburn Conduit
A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."
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London, England
A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."
London, England
A celebrated bandstand at the center of what was once the worst slum in London.
London, England
This religious museum resides in a church crypt next to the founder's house.
London, England
Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.
London, England
A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.
London, England
Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.
London, England
This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.
London, England
The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.
London, England
This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.
London, England
The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.
London, England
This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.
London, England
A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.
London, England
The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.
London, England
Taxidermied animals galore, by appointment only.
London, England
A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.
London, England
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.
London, England
The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.
London, England
The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.
London, England
A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.
London, England
A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."
London, England
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
London, England
A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.
London, England
This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.
London, England
Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.