London, England
Queenhithe Mosaic
A timeline of London history on the Thames Path, installed in 2014
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
London, England
The National Covid Memorial Wall
This 500-meter-long memorial pays tribute to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost to COVID-19 in the UK.
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The Crypt Gallery
Where the dead once lay, art now plays.
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Site of the Tabard Inn
The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.
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George Inn
With a history stretching back to the 16th century, this pub has a few stories to tell.
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Fitzrovia Chapel
Designed by the architect who also had a hand in crafting the Westminster Abbey and Bristol Cathedral.
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Linley Sambourne House
Home of one of history's most famous cartoonists just as he left it.
Permanently Closed
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Lullaby Factory
Wedged between two buildings at the Great Ormond Street Hospital is this secret music installation.
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Great Ormond Street Hospital
Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.
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Ye Olde Mitre
Down a pint of ale where the Bishop of Ely's servants slept in 1546.
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Victoria and Albert Museum WWII Battle Scars
The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.
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Tower Bridge Chimney
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
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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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Strand Lane 'Roman Baths'
Victorian-era Londoners really wanted to believe this 17th-century cistern was actually an ancient artifact.
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The Deadhouse
Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.
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Cabaret Mechanical Theatre
Traveling collection of amazing automata.
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Rules
Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.
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St Olave Hart Street
A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.
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The Tower of All Hallows Staining
A lone medieval church tower marooned among the City of London's skyscrapers
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London Wall
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
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Guildhall's Underground Roman Amphitheater
A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.
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Square the Block
A jumble of concrete on the corner of one of London’s terraced buildings is actually a work of art.
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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.
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'The World Turned Upside Down'
Soon after its unveiling, this giant inverted globe sparked controversy and was vandalized.
