Places Edited by Xoan

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.

The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.