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London, England

Hoa Hakananai'a

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.
Luis Morato Added by Luis Morato
London, England

Lindow Man

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
Madiha Bataineh Added by Madiha Bataineh
London, England

The Lewis Chessmen

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

Wolf-God of Woodeaton

A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

Shield of Parade

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
Hove, England

Waterloo Street Arch and Gardens

Tucked between a side street and a theater, this arch once led to a prestigious riding school, and now opens to a courtyard and community garden.
Curioussquirrel Added by Curioussquirrel
Brighton, England

Anna's Museum

A private selection of curiosities, carefully curated by a young Brighton local.
nicholasabateman Added by nicholasabateman
Brighton, England

Quadrophenia Alley

This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.
Curioussquirrel Added by Curioussquirrel
Brighton, England

'Twins'

These shopping center benches are actually a modern art installation.
Curioussquirrel Added by Curioussquirrel
Dorset, England

Badbury Rings

An Iron Age hill fort turned scenic nature park.
KanaKiseki Added by KanaKiseki
Dorset, England

Holloways of Dorset

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.
Meg Added by Meg
London, England

The Lioness and the Lesser Kudu

This striking statue brings a scene from the African savannah into central London.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

Ernest Shackleton Statue

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

Peter Pan Statue

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.
Added by Kavya Ram Mohan
London, England

Chi-Chi the Giant Panda

The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

Mary Anning's Plesiosaur

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
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

Pudding Lane

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
London, England

Monument to the Great Fire of London

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
Juliejoolz Added by Juliejoolz
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

Long John Silver Figurehead Collection

The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.
Snowdrop68 Added by Snowdrop68
London, England

Ruins of the Crystal Palace

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
London, England

Crystal Palace Dinosaurs

Abstract dinosaur models in London.
PaperTiger Added by PaperTiger
London, England

Horniman Museum and Gardens

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.
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