London, England
'An Allegory of Man'
This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
London, England
Gravestone of Henry Croft
A statue of the original Pearly King is hidden in a church's crypt.
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A Geological Map of England and Wales and Part of Scotland
William Smith's iconic "map that changed the world" is hidden behind a curtain in the Geological Society building.
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Walbrook Skulls
It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.
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Quantum Cloud
Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.
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The Aurochs Skull
The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.
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Handel & Hendrix in London
The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.
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The Churchill Arms
This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.
London, England
Sir John Franklin Expedition Memorial
A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.
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The Four Mother Goddesses
One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.
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London Transport Museum
Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.
London, England
'Titania and Bottom'
This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.
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Rules
Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.
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The Lewis Chessmen
These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.
London, England
John Harrison's Marine Chronometers
The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.
London, England
'A Conversation With Oscar Wilde'
An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.
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Monument to the Great Fire of London
The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
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Great Ormond Street Hospital
Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.
London, England
Henry VIII Gatehouse Statue
London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.
London, England
London's Stretcher Railings
The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.
London, England
Mary Anning's Plesiosaur
This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.
London, England
The Oval Space
This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.
London, England
The Great Bed of Ware
This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.
London, England
Peace Garden at Tavistock Square
A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.
