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Allies Sculpture
Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.
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The Burlington Arcade Beadles
This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.
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Grand Staircase at St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel
As seen in the Spice Girls ‘Wannabe’ music video.
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Gasholders
These 19th-century gas tanks were remade into an apartment complex.
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221b Baker Street
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
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Queen Mary's Garden
The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."
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Two Princes Staircase
Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.
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Traitors' Gate
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
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The Tower Ravens
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
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Monument to the Great Fire of London
The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
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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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The Clink Prison Museum
An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.
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Boadicea and Her Daughters
A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.
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Wellington Arch
Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.
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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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London's Rose-Ringed Parakeets
Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.
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The Wallace Collection Armory
An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.
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Animals in War Memorial
A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.
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Speakers' Corner
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
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Brown Hart Gardens
It is still illegal to "quarrel" at this unlikely urban oasis built on top of an electrical substation.
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The Beaumont Hotel
This five-star hotel was originally a swanky parking garage.
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The Barbican Estate
This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.
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Village Underground
Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.
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The Ten Bells Pub
Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.
