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London, England
Leadenhall Market
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
51.5126, -0.0834
Hull, England
Seven Seas Fish Trail
Explore Hull's historic Old Town by following the sea creatures scattered throughout its charmingly cobbled streets.
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Hull, England
White Phone Booths of Hull
The phone booths in this English town have distinctly milky hues.
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Hull, England
England's Smallest Window
What looks like missing grout is actually an old pub's peephole.
53.7431, -0.3344
Chester, England
Medieval Coffin of St John's
A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.
53.1890, -2.8857
Chester, England
Chester Town Hall Clock Tower
The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.
53.1911, -2.8921
Chester, England
Chester Rows
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
53.1902, -2.8891
London, England
The Burney Relief
This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.
51.5190, -0.1241
London, England
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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London, England
God's Own Junkyard
A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.
51.5839, -0.0083
London, England
Temple of Mithras
Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.
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London, England
The Champion
This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”
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London, England
Jeremy Bentham's Auto-Icon
The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.
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London, England
'The Ambassadors'
A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.
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Beverley, England
Beverley Sanctuary Stones
Marking the ancient boundaries of asylum around Beverley Minster.
53.8394, -0.4253
Beverley, England
Beverley Messenger Rabbit
Lewis Carroll's White Rabbit or something else altogether?
53.8443, -0.4348
Wakefield, England
Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin
A tiny chapel perched along a 14th-century bridge.
53.6767, -1.4896
Leeds, England
Horned Helmet of Henry VIII
The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.
53.7919, -1.5324
Malton, England
Eden Camp
WWII artifacts, including the building itself.
54.1602, -0.7789
York, England
Baile Hill
The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.
53.9540, -1.0852
York, England
Shambles of York
Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.
53.9591, -1.0800
London, England
Cleopatra's Needle Shrapnel Scars
This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.
51.5085, -0.1203
London, England
'A Conversation With Oscar Wilde'
An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.
51.5088, -0.1260
London, England
The Soho Square Hut
The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.
51.5153, -0.1322
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