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London, England

Extreme Bike Course in Haggerston Park

Visit on a Sunday morning to see some killer tricks.
Added by Mordy
London, England

Weaver's Field

This lush area was the site of extensive enemy bombing during WWII.
Added by Mordy
London, England

Slate Cafe

If your school was decorated with trippy graffiti, served ambrosial coffee, and was frequented by mimes, it might have been similar to this groovy cafe.
Added by Mordy
Wiltshire, England

Stonehenge

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Claymore Added by Claymore
London, England

The Cockpit

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

Banksy's 'Designated Graffiti Area'

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.
Added by Mordy
London, England

I Goat

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.
Amy Lewin Added by Amy Lewin
London, England

Platform 9 3/4

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre
London, England

The Hardy Tree

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

Pelicans of St James's Park

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.
Added by duncanchappell
London, England

Broad Street Cholera Pump

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
London, England

Allies Sculpture

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.
London, England

Hyde Park Pet Cemetery

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
London, England

Difference Engine #2

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
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.
AndolinaH Added by AndolinaH
London, England

Traffic Light Tree

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

Medieval Clock

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
London, England

Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.
London, England

Love Locks of East London

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.
amyfreeborn Added by amyfreeborn
London, England

Tea Building

A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
London, England

The Theatre

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre
London, England

Shoreditch Town Hall

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
London, England

Circus Space

The largest clown school in Britain offering accredited degrees.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
London, England

Bunhill Fields

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