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London, England
Neuron Pod
A building that looks like a giant hedgehog, in the middle of East London.
51.5177, -0.0609
Little Chart, England
St. Mary's Church Ruins
Destroyed by a V-1 flying bomb in 1944, this ruined church is a haunting reminder of the war.
51.1865, 0.7633
London, England
Brick Lane Roundels
Art under your feet honors the history of a working-class London neighborhood.
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England
St. James’s Theatre Reliefs
Stone carvings celebrate the legacy of a now-defunct theatre.
51.5061, -0.1374
London, England
Exhale: Bionic Chandelier
A living lighting fixture.
51.4966, -0.1722
London, England
Ancient Melancholy Man
This statue in Holland Park might be one of London’s oldest outdoor statues, but its exact origins are unknown.
51.5024, -0.2033
Southend-on-Sea, England
Graveyard of Lost Species
A boat slowly sinking into the Essex mud flats bearing the names of the disappeared that haunt the Thames Estuary.
51.5390, 0.6336
London, England
'A Bullet From a Shooting Star'
This sculpture of a pylon is upside down and askew, as if its main purpose is to confuse passersby.
51.5013, -0.0006
London, England
Tomb of Mary Wollstonecraft
Visit the grave of a famous feminist author and the mother of Mary Shelley.
51.5344, -0.1299
London, England
The Molehill on The Equestrian Statue of William III
This statue includes the molehill that toppled a king.
51.5072, -0.1354
London, England
St. Leonard’s Court Air Raid Shelter
This small, round building is the entrance to a bomb shelter built in anticipation of World War II.
51.4674, -0.2697
Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw Pegasus Sculptures
This colorful and quirky set of pegasus sculptures celebrate the works of poet Zbigniew Herbert.
52.2493, 21.0038
Epsom, England
Emily Wilding Davison Memorial
This memorial is dedicated to the legendary suffragette, who stepped in front of the king's horse during the Epsom Derby.
51.3045, -0.2613
London, England
Whitechapel Fatberg Manhole Cover
It celebrates a very stinky task and salutes London's fatberg-vanquishing team.
51.5189, -0.0611
London, England
The Burney Relief
This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.
51.5190, -0.1241
Canterbury, England
The Rook in the Red Coat
This strangely dressed taxidermy creature has a heartbreaking story.
51.2796, 1.0791
Madrid, Spain
The Tower of the Bones
Part of the medieval watchtower is displayed in an otherwise ordinary parking garage.
40.4180, -3.7115
London, England
Sir Ernest Shackleton's Crow's Nest
The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.
51.5094, -0.0794
London, England
St Bride's Church & Charnel House
This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.
51.5137, -0.1058
Chaldon, England
Ladder of Salvation of the Human Soul
Angels, demons, and tortured souls on a giant wall mural in a little church.
51.2815, -0.1214
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