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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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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
London, England
Monument to the Great Fire of London
The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Vectors of Disease Frieze
The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.
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London Underground Labyrinths
A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.
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Charing Cross Mural
The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.
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God's Own Junkyard
A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.
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Tea Building
A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.
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I Goat
Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.
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St. Leonard Church of Shoreditch
Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.
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Old Shoreditch Station
Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.
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Shoreditch Town Hall
A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.
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Banksy's 'Designated Graffiti Area'
Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.
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Signs of Old Lombard Street
The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.
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The Navigators
Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.
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The Real Greenwich Prime Meridian
Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.
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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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The Soho Square Hut
The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.
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Public Standards of Length
19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.
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Aldwych Tube Station
This Underground station has been a popular filming location for decades, even before it closed.
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Tower Bridge Chimney
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
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Pudding Lane
The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.
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Guildhall's Underground Roman Amphitheater
A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.
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The London Stone
This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.
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Philpot Lane Mice Sculpture
A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.
