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The York Ghost Merchants

York, England

The York Ghost Merchants

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

Cat Statues of York

York, England

Cat Statues of York

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

WWII Battle Scars.

London, England

Victoria and Albert Museum WWII Battle Scars

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

Angela Flanders Perfumer

London, England

Angela Flanders Perfumer

A boutique perfumery fashioned to look like a Victorian-era shop.

The station entrance/exit on Surrey Street.

London, England

Aldwych Tube Station

This Underground station has been a popular filming location for decades, even before it closed.

Books for Cooks

London, England

Books for Cooks

This bookstore serves recipes from the cookbooks on sale.

Memorial to Mahomet Weyonomon.

London, England

Memorial to Mahomet Weyonomon

A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.

Outside the Great Ormond Street Hospital.

London, England

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 Silver Vaults

London, England

London Silver Vaults

Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.

'Tapestry of Life' Mural

London, England

'Tapestry of Life' Mural

This peeling mural of Adam and Eve was inspired by the greenhouses at Kew Gardens.

The mulberry tree.

London, England

Charlton House

The grounds of this Jacobean estate contain one of the oldest mulberry trees in England.

Marianne North Gallery at Kew Gardens

London, England

Marianne North Gallery at Kew Gardens

A gallery specifically dedicated to the botanical illustrations of a remarkable traveling lady.

Framed rendition of an allegory of man

London, England

'An Allegory of Man'

This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.

A pair of parakeets in a tree, London.

London, England

London's Rose-Ringed Parakeets

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

The Coronation Stone

London, England

The Coronation Stone

Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.

Hooray!

London, England

Whitechapel Fatberg Manhole Cover

It celebrates a very stinky task and salutes London's fatberg-vanquishing team.

The Oval Space.

London, England

The Oval Space

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

Dirty Dick's

London, England

Dirty Dick's

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

Tower Bridge’s Dead Man’s Hole

London, England

Tower Bridge’s Dead Man’s Hole

This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.

Scenes from the Frost Fair

London, England

Scenes from the Frost Fair

Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.

Details.

London, England

The Burney Relief

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

Horizon Insects

London, England

Horizon Insects

London's first edible insect farm offers facility tours and cooking classes.

Faux Number 10 Downing Street.

London, England

10 Adam Street

England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.

King Henry VIII at Barts Hospital in London.

London, England

Henry VIII Gatehouse Statue

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

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