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Pink Floyd Plaque
This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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Rules
Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.
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Parliamentary Division Bells
A network of bells in the pubs and restaurants around Westminster alerts politicians when it's time to cast their votes.
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Circus Space
The largest clown school in Britain offering accredited degrees.
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The Blind Beggar
This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.
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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.
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London Transport Museum
Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.
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Supper Club Tube
A decommissioned tube carriage within a London museum hosts a regular pop-up supper club.
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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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St. Leonard Church of Shoreditch
Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.
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S.O.E. Monument
A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.
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Horniman Aquarium
A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.
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London's Stretcher Railings
The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.
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Tower of London's Ceremony of the Keys
The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.
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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.
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Algerian Coffee Stores
Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.
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The Attendant, Fitzrovia
Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.
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Cabmen’s Shelter in Russell Square
Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.
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Electric Avenue
"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."
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Site of Execution Dock
Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.
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Aldgate Pump
This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.
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Audley Square Spy Lamp Post
This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.
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Roman Wharf Timber
The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.
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Trafalgar Square Imperial Measurements
These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.
