London, England
The Golden Boy at Pye Corner
A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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‘Monument to the Unknown Artist’
The London statue that imitates passersby.
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The Great Bed of Ware
This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.
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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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The London Beer Flood
On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.
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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.
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Philpot Lane Mice Sculpture
A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.
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Earl's Court Police Box
The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.
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The Navigators
Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.
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Houseboats of Regents Canal
A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.
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Peter Pan Statue
A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.
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Paddington Bear Statue
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
Permanently Closed
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Stompie: The Mandela Way T-34 Tank
An abandoned tank sits in an empty London lot as a symbolic middle finger to local city planners.
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Ziggy Stardust Plaque
This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.
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The Monty Python Foot
The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.
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Pelicans of St James's Park
Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.
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Crystal Palace Dinosaurs
Abstract dinosaur models in London.
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The Morpeth Arms
A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.
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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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Natural History Museum of London
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
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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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Novelty Automation
A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.
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The Embassy of the Republic of Texas
An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.
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London's Lilliputian Police Station
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
