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London, England

Tulip Stairs

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
London, England

St. Nicholas Church Memento Mori

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.
AmunyAnkhesenra Added by AmunyAnkhesenra
London, England

The Executioner's Ax

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

Temple Bar Memorial Dragon

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

Bunhill Fields

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
London, England

Camera Museum

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.
Curioussquirrel Added by Curioussquirrel
London, England

Hidden Cells of Newgate Prison

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
London, England

Abney Park Cemetery

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
London, England

London Necropolis Railway Station

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.
escapade1935 Added by escapade1935
London, England

Word on the Water

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.
Added by Naomiadventures
London, England

Gordon Museum of Pathology

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

Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.
Added by mbison
London, England

Seven Noses of Soho

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.
Meg Added by Meg
London, England

Nunhead Cemetery

A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
London, England

The London Dungeon

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
Michelle Colburn Added by Michelle Colburn
London, England

Traffic Light Tree

A student driver's nightmare.
Genki Added by Genki
London, England

Cecil Court

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
London, England

Magic Circle Museum

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

God's Own Junkyard

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.
FrustratedFormerContributor Added by FrustratedFormerContributor
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.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
London, England

Highgate Cemetery

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Scottsboro, Alabama

Unclaimed Baggage Center

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.
KaliaK Added by KaliaK
Huntsville, Utah

Shooting Star Saloon

Eat burgers beneath gargantuan taxidermy and thousands of dollar bills in Utah's oldest continuously-operating bar.
Added by mikefine