London, England
Elfin Oak
This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.
1425
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
London, England
'Peter Pan' Gravemarkers
Two tombstones associated with the much-beloved children's story.
London, England
St. Govor’s Well
This ancient spring in central London was featured in a Peter Pan story.
London, England
Peter Pan Statue
A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.
London, England
Hyde Park Pet Cemetery
The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.
London, England
London Underground Labyrinths
A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.
London, England
Platform 9 3/4
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
London, England
Searcy's
The longest Champagne Bar in Europe, if not the world
London, England
The Meeting Place
This sculpture encompasses the emotion of rail travel.
London, England
Grand Staircase at St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel
As seen in the Spice Girls ‘Wannabe’ music video.
London, England
British Library Treasures Gallery
The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.
London, England
Foundling Museum
Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.
London, England
Peace Garden at Tavistock Square
A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.
London, England
Coade Stone Caryatids
A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.
London, England
Jeremy Bentham's Auto-Icon
The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.
London, England
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.
London, England
Grant Museum of Zoology
The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.
London, England
Euston's Lost Tunnels
A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.
London, England
The Euston Tap
The last vestiges of a magnificent Victorian-era train station can be found in this pub.
London, England
Magic Circle Museum
This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.
London, England
Wellcome Collection & Library
The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.
London, England
221b Baker Street
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
London, England
Sherlock Holmes Statue
This tribute to the fictional detective stands at the famous literary character's address.
London, England
YMCA Indian Student Hostel
It’s fun to stay at the YMCA… but at this London outpost, it’s even more fun to eat the Bombay aloo.
