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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Cuypers Library

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
London, England

Kew Gardens Underground Aquarium

A marine aquarium with an astounding variety of fish hides in the basement beneath the famous Palm House.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

Pudding Lane

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
London, England

Whitechapel Bell Foundry

This unassuming building produced some of the world's most famous bells.
Added by phillipsfreed
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

Victoria and Albert Museum WWII Battle Scars

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
London, England

Chequer Street Wooden Paving

This may be the last of London's wooden pavements, which were once a common sight in the city.
Added by DawnC
London, England

10 Adam Street

England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.
Juliejoolz Added by Juliejoolz
London, England

Cleopatra's Needle Shrapnel Scars

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.
Added by DawnC
London, England

Whitechapel Fatberg Manhole Cover

It celebrates a very stinky task and salutes London's fatberg-vanquishing team.
jessicahester1 Added by jessicahester1
London, England

Scenes from the Frost Fair

Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.
Allison Added by Allison
London, England

Westland London

High-end antique collection housed in a centuries-old church.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
London, England

Rules

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
London, England

One Tree Hill

A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.
AmunyAnkhesenra Added by AmunyAnkhesenra
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

Carting Lane Sewer Lamp

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.
jessicahester1 Added by jessicahester1
London, England

Supper Club Tube

A decommissioned tube carriage within a London museum hosts a regular pop-up supper club.
lukefater Added by lukefater
London, England

Get Stuffed

Taxidermied animals galore, by appointment only.
London, England

Aldgate Pump

This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.
Added by Akki14
London, England

Tulip Stairs

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
London, England

The Attendant, Fitzrovia

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.
jessemiers Added by jessemiers
London, England

The London Library

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

Sir Ernest Shackleton's Crow's Nest

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
London, England

The Deadhouse

Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.
AmunyAnkhesenra Added by AmunyAnkhesenra