London, England
British Optical Association Museum
The world's oldest optical museum is an odd collection where the exhibits look at you.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
London, England
Benjamin Franklin House
One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.
London, England
The Sherlock Holmes Pub and Museum
This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
London, England
Cleopatra's Needle Shrapnel Scars
This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.
London, England
York Water Gate
These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.
London, England
Endangered Species Doorway
An archway adorned with vulnerable flora and fauna.
London, England
Seven Noses of Soho
Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.
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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.
London, England
The Fourth Plinth
Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.
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National Gallery Mosaics
A quartet of tiled art pieces adorn the floors of this prestigious art museum.
London, England
Trafalgar Square Imperial Measurements
These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.
London, England
The Monty Python Foot
The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.
London, England
'The Ambassadors'
A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.
London, England
The Mail Rail
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
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Carting Lane Sewer Lamp
The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.
London, England
10 Adam Street
England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.
London, England
Epstein's Medical Sculptures
A series of carved figures that scandalized British society.
London, England
Of Alley and the Duke’s Streets
An agreement meant to honor the Duke of Buckingham led to this unusually-named passageway near Charing Cross.
London, England
Charing Cross Storm Tree
A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.
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Davenports Magic Shop
The world's oldest family-run magic shop is hidden beneath a bustling London thoroughfare.
London, England
'A Conversation With Oscar Wilde'
An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.
London, England
Gravestone of Henry Croft
A statue of the original Pearly King is hidden in a church's crypt.
London, England
Café in the Crypt
This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.
