Trip to London

by missmatisse13

19 Places

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Highgate Cemetery

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

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221b Baker Street

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

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The Churchill War Rooms

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

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The Embassy of the Republic of Texas

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

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Dennis Severs' House

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."

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Stables Market

Catacombs turned marketplace.

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Ruins of the Crystal Palace

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

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Hyde Park Pet Cemetery

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

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Crystal Palace Dinosaurs

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

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Sir Richard Burton's Tent-Tomb

Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.

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Kryptonite

Why Superman will never visit London's Natural History Museum.

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Paddington Bear Statue

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

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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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Finch and Co Antiques

English antique dealers with a taste for the unusual.

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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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The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

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Admiral's House

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

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George Michael Memorial

An unsanctioned shrine that sprung up outside the late singer's home is causing a stir in London's Highgate neighborhood.

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Public Standards of Length

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

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