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London, England

Earl's Court Police Box

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.
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London, England

Suck and Chew

"Purveyors of traditional sweets and vintage treats."
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London, England

Museum of the Home

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.
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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.
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London, England

The Chalk Room

A high-end clothing boutique with a curious basement art installation.
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London, England

Calvert 22

East London art gallery showcasing contemporary art from Europe's Eastern Bloc.
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London, England

The Ten Bells Pub

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.
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London, England

Village Underground

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.
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London, England

Stables Market

Catacombs turned marketplace.
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London, England

Westland London

High-end antique collection housed in a centuries-old church.
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London, England

Darwin Centre Spirit Collection

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.
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London, England

Finch and Co Antiques

English antique dealers with a taste for the unusual.
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London, England

Tomb of the Unknown London Girl

The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.
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London, England

Masonic Lodge of the Andaz Hotel

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.
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London, England

The Great Bed of Ware

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.
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London, England

Battersea Power Station

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

Gordon Museum of Pathology

One of the world's largest collections of pathological specimens.
London, England

The King's Cross Ice Well

A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.
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London, England

The Hardy Tree

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.
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London, England

The Star Tavern

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.
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London, England

The Cockpit

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.
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London, England

Magic Circle Museum

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.
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London, England

Wellcome Collection & Library

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.
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