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London, England

‘Three Figures’

A configuration of a trio of statues that depict a scene reflecting a time emblematic in the city’s rich history.
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London, England

St. George the Martyr’s Black Clockface

One of the four clock faces on this church is mismatched, in a nod to a historic slight.
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London, England

Neuron Pod

A building that looks like a giant hedgehog, in the middle of East London.
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London, England

Museum of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

A Nile crocodile, a historic symbol of apothecaries, is among the fascinating collection.
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London, England

186 Fleet Street

The (fictional) address of Sweeney Todd's bloody barbershop.
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London, England

Royal College of Physicians Museum

An extraordinary collection of artifacts spanning 500 years of medical history.
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London, England

Kingsway Tramway Subway

A forgotten underground railway once whooshed trams beneath London.
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Welham Green, England

Balloon Corner

A monument to early air travel and an unhappy cat.
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London, England

William Roy Memorial

A tribute to an 18th-century British surveyor.
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London, England

Leo The Lion

A statue for a zoo that was never built.
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London, England

Gresham College

England's “third-oldest college” has not graduated a single student in over 400 years.
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London, England

Chingford Mount Cemetery

Cemetery dating back to 1884, known for being the final resting place of the notorious Kray twins.
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London, England

The Taskmaster’s House

A former groundskeeper’s cottage, now famous for being the main location of a hit British comedy game show.
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London, England

St. Govor’s Well

This ancient spring in central London was featured in a Peter Pan story.
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London, England

The London Museum of Water & Steam

The history of West London’s water supply.
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London, England

Statue of Nell Gwynn

The only statue of a royal mistress in all of London.
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London, England

Custard Apple, Breadfruit, and Soursop Sculptures

These oversized fruit sculptures honor the contributions of the Windrush generation.
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London, England

Sherlock Holmes Statue

This tribute to the fictional detective stands at the famous literary character's address.
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London, England

John Snow

Named for a doctor who made a breakthrough in London’s cholera epidemic, this 1800s pub was also the site of a queer “kiss-in.”
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London, England

The Guinea

Some of the best renditions of traditional British dishes can be found on the site of a 15th-century inn.
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London, England

The Southampton Arms

Grab a pint of British-brewed ale or cider and a hot roast pork bap at this quintessential London pub.
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London, England

The Dublin Castle

Once a 19th-century refuge for immigrants, this pub has hosted performances by Amy Winehouse and the Arctic Monkeys.
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London, England

The Euston Tap

The last vestiges of a magnificent Victorian-era train station can be found in this pub.
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London, England

Vaulty Towers

Run by the same people as a subterranean art space, this pub does double-duty as a Cave of Wonders.
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