London, England
Metropolitan Police Coat Hook
Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
London, England
The Lost River Fleet
The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.
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The Cockpit
A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.
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'The Seven Ages of Man'
A totem pole of heads to represent the different stages of life.
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Millennium Bridge Tiny Chewing Gum Art
The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.
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Scenes from the Frost Fair
Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.
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Memorial to Mahomet Weyonomon
A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.
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The Clink Prison Museum
An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.
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Replica of the Golden Hinde
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
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‘Take Courage’ Ghost Sign
This hand-painted advertisement is a literal sign of encouragement, however unintentional.
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Marshalsea Prison Wall
The remains of the debtor’s prison that shaped Charles Dickens’ life and writing.
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Site of the Tabard Inn
The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.
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George Inn
With a history stretching back to the 16th century, this pub has a few stories to tell.
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Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret
In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.
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The Navigators
Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.
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'The Cornerstone'
A quirky statue in Bermondsey made by 100 public participants with goggles, chisels, and mallets.
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M. Manze
The oldest surviving “eel, pie, and mash” shop in London is renowned for its infamous jellied eels.
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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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Alfred the Great Statue
King of the Saxons on top, Roman goddess of wisdom on the bottom.
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The College of Psychic Studies
This educational institution and reference library specialize in the psychic arts and mediumship.
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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.
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Goodwin's Court
An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.
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Cecil Court
A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.
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Rules
Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.
