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Paris, France

House of Nicolas Flamel

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.
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London, England

Endangered Species Doorway

An archway adorned with vulnerable flora and fauna.
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London, England

Byward Tower Hand

A mysterious suspended hand greets unsuspecting visitors at the Tower of London.
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London, England

Goodman’s Fields Horses

Metal horses galloping through a London fountain provide a link to the city's past.
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London, England

Kaspar the Savoy Cat

This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.
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London, England

Spitalfields Charnel House

Preserved behind glass, the ruins of a medieval building used to store human remains.
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London, England

Ernest Shackleton Statue

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

Tower of London Barbary Lion Skulls

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.
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London, England

'Potteries and Piggeries' Bottle Kiln

A relic from one of London's worst 19th-century slums.
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London, England

River Tyburn Conduit

A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."
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London, England

Street Cat Bob Memorial Statue

This life-size monument honors the legacy of a famous literary feline.
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London, England

The Burney Relief

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.
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London, England

Horizon Insects

London's first edible insect farm offers facility tours and cooking classes.
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London, England

'Titania and Bottom'

This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.
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London, England

The Cornhill Devils

These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.
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London, England

The Lewis Chessmen

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

The Four Mother Goddesses

One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.
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London, England

Mary Anning's Plesiosaur

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.
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London, England

Dick Whittington’s Cat

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.
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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.
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London, England

London's Stretcher Railings

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.
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London, England

Elfin Oak

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.
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London, England

Sir Ernest Shackleton's Crow's Nest

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.
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London, England

Black Cats of Carreras Cigarette Factory

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.
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