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London, England

Temple of Mithras

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

The London Stone

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.
Added by Vordenius
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

'A Conversation With Oscar Wilde'

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
London, England

Charing Cross Storm Tree

A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
London, England

Boadicea and Her Daughters

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

Highgate Cemetery

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
London, England

York Water Gate

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
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

'Titania and Bottom'

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

The Ghost of a Flea

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

Michael Faraday Memorial

Shiny Brutalist box commemorates a pioneer of electricity and houses a railway transformer.
Trevor Added by Trevor
London, England

Tea Building

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

Ruined Victorian Folly

Remnants of a Victorian garden feature sitting in public woodland.
Added by Facebook771620304
London, England

Lime Wharf

Residential building on the Regents Canal is a breeding ground for creativity and innovation.
Added by michelleferlito
London, England

The Oval Space

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
London, England

V&A Museum of Childhood

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.
Added by Mordy
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

Temple Bar Memorial Dragon

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.
Dylan Added by Dylan
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

Ziggy Stardust Plaque

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.
taotaoholmes Added by taotaoholmes
Reykjavik, Iceland

EVE Online Monument

This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Reykjavik, Iceland

Monument to the Unknown Bureaucrat

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.
Added by Ethan Nicholls