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London, England

Chequer Street Wooden Paving

This may be the last of London's wooden pavements, which were once a common sight in the city.
Added by DawnC
London, England

Strand Lane 'Roman Baths'

Victorian-era Londoners really wanted to believe this 17th-century cistern was actually an ancient artifact.
AmunyAnkhesenra Added by AmunyAnkhesenra
London, England

St. Leonard Church of Shoreditch

Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
London, England

Former Decca Studios

This studio was home to David Bowie's first single, even if it did turn away the Beatles.
taotaoholmes Added by taotaoholmes
London, England

Severndroog Castle

A monolithic monument in Greater London.
Added by NathanRisinger
London, England

Angela Flanders Perfumer

A boutique perfumery fashioned to look like a Victorian-era shop.
Gerard Nolan Added by Gerard Nolan
London, England

Whitechapel Fatberg Manhole Cover

It celebrates a very stinky task and salutes London's fatberg-vanquishing team.
jessicahester1 Added by jessicahester1
London, England

Isokon Flats

An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.
Added by duncanchappell
London, England

10 Adam Street

England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.
Juliejoolz Added by Juliejoolz
London, England

Millennium Bridge Tiny Chewing Gum Art

The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.
Added by DawnC
London, England

Walbrook Skulls

It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

Memorial to Mahomet Weyonomon

A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.
Added by elisabethrappe
London, England

The Aurochs Skull

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

John Harrison's Marine Chronometers

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
London, England

Cleopatra's Needle Shrapnel Scars

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.
Added by DawnC
London, England

Great Ormond Street Hospital

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
London, England

Quantum Cloud

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
London, England

Church of Notre Dame de France

Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
London, England

The Troubadour

A 1950s beatnik coffee house, turned 60s counterculture hotspot, turned modern music venue.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
London, England

Pink Floyd Plaque

This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.
Juliejoolz Added by Juliejoolz
London, England

Monument to the Unknown Artist

The London statue that imitates passersby.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
London, England

Kennel Club Library

The canine-themed book collection claims to be Europe's largest dog library.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
London, England

The Blind Beggar

This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.
Added by phillipsfreed
London, England

Henry VIII Gatehouse Statue

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.
satxwdavis Added by satxwdavis