London, England
Dick Whittington’s Cat
A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.
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London, England
The Clockmakers' Museum
This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.
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Athena the Owl
The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.
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Tomb of the Unknown London Girl
The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.
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'Monument for a Dead Parrot'
The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.
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The Ghost of a Flea
William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.
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The Cathedral of Sewage
This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.
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Electric Avenue
"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."
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The Deadhouse
Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.
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Bunhill Fields
A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.
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Victoria & Albert Museum Dining Rooms
Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.
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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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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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Billingsgate Roman House and Baths
A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.
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Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.
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Philpot Lane Mice Sculpture
A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.
London, England
Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.
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Darwin Centre Spirit Collection
Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.
London, England
The Monty Python Foot
The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.
London, England
Paddington Bear Statue
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
London, England
Euston's Lost Tunnels
A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.
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Ruins of the Crystal Palace
The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.
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Sir John Soane's Museum
A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.
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The Buried Remains of Little Compton Street
The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.
