London, England
The Cornhill Devils
These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
London, England
These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.
London, England
The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.
London, England
The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.
London, England
This statue of one of the engineers who created the London Underground hides a ventilation shaft for the tube lines that run under the street.
London, England
London's amazing modernist public square that never was.
London, England
Near the site where the English Archbishop was born, you can find an emblem in the shape of a pilgrim's badge.
London, England
What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.
London, England
Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back.
London, England
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
London, England
This building contains a door only used by members of the royal family.
London, England
A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.
London, England
The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.
London, England
Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.
London, England
Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.
London, England
On the eve of a condemned prisoner's death, this bell rang 12 times outside their cell.
London, England
London’s first road overpass is so old that it was originally built for horse-drawn carriages.
London, England
England's “third-oldest college” has not graduated a single student in over 400 years.
London, England
Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.
London, England
This pub has roots dating back to 1430 and serves as the setting for multiple Charles Dickens stories.
London, England
A forgotten underground railway once whooshed trams beneath London.
London, England
The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.
London, England
This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.
London, England
A traditional American farmhouse plopped in the middle of a Piccadilly courtyard.
London, England
William Smith's iconic "map that changed the world" is hidden behind a curtain in the Geological Society building.