London, England
Temple Bar Memorial Dragon
The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.
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London, England
The Cockpit
A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.
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London, England
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.
London, England
The Burlington Arcade Beadles
This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.
East Sussex, England
Beachy Head
England's most notorious suicide spot.
London, England
Parkland Walk
Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.
London, England
Village Underground
Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.
London, England
David Bowie Graffiti Mural
An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.
London, England
The Lost River Fleet
The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.
London, England
Stables Market
Catacombs turned marketplace.
London, England
Nunhead Cemetery
A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."
London, England
The Sherlock Holmes Pub and Museum
This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
Amesbury, England
Stonehenge
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
London, England
The Mail Rail
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
London, England
Signs of Old Lombard Street
The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.
London, England
Alfred Russel Wallace Statue
A tribute to an explorer and naturalist often overlooked by history.
London, England
Memorial to the Women of World War II
The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.
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London, England
'Great Dangaroo Flood'
On a wall in linear London, a plaque hangs at the high water mark of one of the worst floods in fictional Kcymaerxthaereal times.
London, England
Tower Bridge Chimney
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
London, England
Charlton House
The grounds of this Jacobean estate contain one of the oldest mulberry trees in England.
London, England
Shoreditch Town Hall
A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.
London, England
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.
London, England
The London Beer Flood
On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.
London, England
Traitors' Gate
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
