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London, England

Speakers' Corner

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
lewblank Added by lewblank
London, England

Replica of the Golden Hinde

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
London, England

Polly at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.
Added by vadocdoc
London, England

The Burlington Arcade Beadles

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
London, England

The Real Greenwich Prime Meridian

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.
hrnick Added by hrnick
London, England

The Navigators

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
London, England

The Museum of Everything (Moving Location)

London's largest outsider art museum.
London, England

The Cockpit

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

The First Public Drinking Fountain

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.
Added by Karitxa
London, England

Battersea Power Station

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
London, England

The Imperial War Museum London

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
London, England

The House of Dreams Museum

This wildly-tiled artist's palace is a living and growing account of the creator's life, loves, and labors.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
London, England

Difference Engine #2

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

Leadenhall Market

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.
Meg Added by Meg
London, England

Stables Market

Catacombs turned marketplace.
Piedrasmagicas Added by Piedrasmagicas
London, England

Guildhall's Underground Roman Amphitheater

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.
Mark Casey Added by Mark Casey
London, England

Horniman Museum and Gardens

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

221b Baker Street

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
London, England

Temple of Mithras

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.
Claymore Added by Claymore
London, England

The Buried Remains of Little Compton Street

The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
London, England

Sir John Soane's Museum

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.
Dylan Added by Dylan
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

Temple Church

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto