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A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

Wedged between two buildings at the Great Ormond Street Hospital is this secret music installation.

A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

A student driver's nightmare.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

An unassuming London park is actually a pilgrimage site for modern clowns.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

A mysterious artist-run cabinet of curiosities and library.