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London, England

London Underground Labyrinths

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.
London, England

Camera Museum

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.
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Lock & Co.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.
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Crystal Palace Subway

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.
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'Treatment Rooms' Mosaic House

This home on a quiet suburban street is completely covered with vibrant mosaics.
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Hampstead Pergola

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.
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Crossness Pumping Station

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.
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The Star Tavern

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.
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Algerian Coffee Stores

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.
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Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.
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Pelicans of St James's Park

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.
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St Olave Hart Street

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.
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Chelsea Physic Garden

London's old-school healing garden.
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Café in the Crypt

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.
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The Wildgoose Memorial Library

A mysterious artist-run cabinet of curiosities and library.
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Ruined Victorian Folly

Remnants of a Victorian garden feature sitting in public woodland.
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Hunterian Museum

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.
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Wellcome Collection & Library

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.
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Nunhead Cemetery

A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."
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Temple Church

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
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Temple of Mithras

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.
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The Old Curiosity Shop

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.
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The King's Cross Ice Well

A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.
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Kensal Green Cemetery and Catacombs

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