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Remains of the Old London Bridge
Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.
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Roman Wharf Timber
The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.
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Site of the Original Globe Theatre
The ground on which Shakespeare’s initial playhouse once stood.
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Vauxhall Bridge's Miniature St. Paul's Cathedral
A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.
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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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Barbican Conservatory
This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.
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Goldsmith's Garden
A secluded green oasis amidst the towering skyscrapers, bears an unusual moniker that reflects one of the city's oldest guilds.
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Tomb Of Hannah Courtoy
According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.
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The Barbican Estate
This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.
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Captain Bligh's Grave
The breadfruit-adorned final resting place of the infamous Captain of the HMS Bounty.
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Temple Bar
Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back.
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The Cockpit
A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.
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The Lost River Fleet
The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.
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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson Plaque
This plaque in one of London's oldest public hospitals commemorates the first meeting of two of Britain's most famous literary heroes: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
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Britain’s Oldest Door
At almost 1,000 years old, this is the oldest known door in all of Britain.
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186 Fleet Street
The (fictional) address of Sweeney Todd's bloody barbershop.
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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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Temple Bar Memorial Dragon
The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.
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Aldwych Tube Station
This Underground station has been a popular filming location for decades, even before it closed.
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The Ostler's Hut
This is London's smallest listed building.
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Carting Lane Sewer Lamp
The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.
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Center of London
The purported midpoint in London from which all distances are measured has a tragic love story at its core
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London's Lilliputian Police Station
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
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Kingsway Tramway Subway
A forgotten underground railway once whooshed trams beneath London.
