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The Dove
A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
London, England
Sir Richard Burton's Tent-Tomb
Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.
London, England
The Tower Ravens
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
London, England
Parkland Walk
Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.
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Chained Library at Chelsea Old Church
This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.
London, England
Tomb of the Unknown London Girl
The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.
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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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Allies Sculpture
Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.
London, England
Longplayer
A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.
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The Star Tavern
The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.
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Euston's Lost Tunnels
A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.
London, England
Lock & Co.
Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.
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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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Village Underground
Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.
London, England
Temple Church
An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
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The Buried Remains of Little Compton Street
The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.
London, England
Masonic Lodge of the Andaz Hotel
Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.
London, England
Clock of the Long Now: Prototype 1
A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.
London, England
Earl's Court Police Box
The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.
London, England
Paddington Bear Statue
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
London, England
The Morpeth Arms
A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.
London, England
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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Lullaby Factory
Wedged between two buildings at the Great Ormond Street Hospital is this secret music installation.
London, England
Whispering Gallery at St Paul’s Cathedral
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
