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Anstruther, Scotland

Anstruther Model Solar System

Bronze plates placed around this Scottish fishing village form a true-scale model of the solar system.
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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

Tower of London's Ceremony of the Keys

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.
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London, England

Vauxhall Bridge's Miniature St. Paul's Cathedral

A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.
Juliejoolz Added by Juliejoolz
London, England

Viking Tombstone

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

'Monument for a Dead Parrot'

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.
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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

St. Nicholas Church Memento Mori

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

The London Library

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.
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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.
Amy Lewin Added by Amy Lewin
London, England

The Mayflower Pub

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.
Added by Byrdmouse
London, England

Public Standards of Length

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.
Elliot Carter Added by Elliot Carter
London, England

Philpot Lane Mice Sculpture

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.
ahvenas Added by ahvenas
London, England

Word on the Water

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

The Morpeth Arms

A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.
Added by paulmazz
London, England

The Embassy of the Republic of Texas

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
London, England

London's Original and All-Inspiring Coffee House

The site of London's first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.
amyfreeborn Added by amyfreeborn
London, England

Whispering Gallery at St Paul’s Cathedral

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
London, England

Natural History Museum of London

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
Allison Added by Allison
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

Banksy's 'Designated Graffiti Area'

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

The Churchill War Rooms

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer