London, England
The Coronation Stone
Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.
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London, England
Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.
London, England
London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.
London, England
These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.
London, England
According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.
London, England
The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.
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The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.
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The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.
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A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.
London, England
This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.
London, England
A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.
London, England
This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.
London, England
The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.
London, England
The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.
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Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.
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A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.
London, England
Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.
London, England
An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."
London, England
In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'
London, England
The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.
London, England
The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.
London, England
No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.
London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
London, England
Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.
London, England
These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.