London, England
Public Standards of Length
19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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
Philpot Lane Mice Sculpture
A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.
London, England
The Embassy of the Republic of Texas
An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.
London, England
London's Original and All-Inspiring Coffee House
The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.
London, England
The Morpeth Arms
A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.
London, England
Stables Market
Catacombs turned marketplace.
London, England
Hoxton Street Monster Supplies
A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.
London, England
Word on the Water
This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.
London, England
Temple of Mithras
Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.
London, England
Seven Noses of Soho
Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.
London, England
The London Dungeon
One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
London, England
Traffic Light Tree
A student driver's nightmare.
London, England
Natural History Museum of London
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
London, England
Banksy's 'Designated Graffiti Area'
Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.
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.
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London, England
The Hardy Tree
This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.
London, England
The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
London, England
God's Own Junkyard
A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.
London, England
Leadenhall Market
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
York, England
The Roman Bath
The remains of an ancient bathhouse sit inside this aptly-named pub.
York, England
Lloyds Bank Coprolite
An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.
York, England
York Minster Astronomical Clock
This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.
York, England
Baile Hill
The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.
