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The Executioner's Ax
Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.
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Traitors' Gate
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
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William Wallace Memorial
A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."
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Yeoman Warders Club
There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.
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Hoa Hakananai'a
The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.
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Two Princes Staircase
Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.
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Allies Sculpture
Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.
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The Burlington Arcade Beadles
This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.
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Temple Bar Memorial Dragon
The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.
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Battersea Power Station
Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.
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Speakers' Corner
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
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The Ten Bells Pub
Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.
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Village Underground
Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.
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The Tower Ravens
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
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London's Lilliputian Police Station
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
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Euston's Lost Tunnels
A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.
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The Old Curiosity Shop
The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.
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Seven Noses of Soho
Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.
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Word on the Water
This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.
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Natural History Museum of London
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
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Goodwin's Court
An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.
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Platform 9 3/4
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
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Leadenhall Market
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
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Temple Church
An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
