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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 Ten Bells Pub

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.
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London, England

Pelicans of St James's Park

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

Abney Park Cemetery

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
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.
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London, England

Brompton Cemetery

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
London, England

London Wall

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
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.
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London, England

Sir John Soane's Museum

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

Natural History Museum of London

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

Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

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

Stables Market

Catacombs turned marketplace.
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London, England

Greenwich Foot Tunnel

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.
Allison Added by Allison
London, England

Nunhead Cemetery

A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
London, England

Wellcome Collection & Library

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
London, England

Temple Church

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

Kensal Green Cemetery and Catacombs

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.
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.
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Helsinki, Finland

Kamppi Chapel

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.
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Helsinki, Finland

Temppeliaukio Church

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Allison Added by Allison
Province de Zagora, Morocco

Erg Chigaga

Exploring the wilder, more passionate sibling of Erg Chebbi feels like discovering a secret sun-kissed planet from another galaxy.
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Telouet, Morocco

Kasbah Telouet

A mud brick kasbah with a history of lavishness and traitorship.
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Merzouga, Morocco

Erg Chebbi

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.
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Aït Ben Haddou, Morocco

Kasbah Aït Benhaddou

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families
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