London, England
Aldwych Tube Station
This Underground station has been a popular filming location for decades, even before it closed.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
London, England
The Old Curiosity Shop
The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.
London, England
London Underground Labyrinths
A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.
London, England
London Transport Museum
Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.
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Fleet Air Arm Memorial
A haunting monument dedicated to the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm.
London, England
Platform 9 3/4
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
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Memorial to the Women of World War II
The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.
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'A Conversation With Oscar Wilde'
An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.
London, England
Dick Whittington’s Cat
A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.
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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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Cecil Court
A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.
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British Library Treasures Gallery
The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.
London, England
The Churchill War Rooms
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
London, England
The Monty Python Foot
The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.
London, England
Cabmen’s Shelter in Russell Square
Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.
London, England
The Wiener Holocaust Library
One of the world’s leading and most extensive archives on the Holocaust, the Nazi era, and genocide, this collection includes published and unpublished works, press cuttings, photographs, and eyewitness testimony.
London, England
Odeon Covent Garden
Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.
London, England
Pelicans of St James's Park
Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.
London, England
Coade Stone Caryatids
A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.
London, England
Algerian Coffee Stores
Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.
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The Soho Square Hut
The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.
London, England
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.
London, England
Wellcome Collection & Library
The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.
London, England
The London Library
More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.
