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London, England

Street Cat Bob Memorial Statue

This life-size monument honors the legacy of a famous literary feline.
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London, England

Barnet Physic Well

A mineral spring that became all the rage in 17th-century England.
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London, England

Wolf-God of Woodeaton

A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.
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London, England

The Burney Relief

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.
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London, England

The Troubadour

A 1950s beatnik coffee house, turned 60s counterculture hotspot, turned modern music venue.
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London, England

Mary Anning's Plesiosaur

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.
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London, England

Water Dragons of Kew Gardens

These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.
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London, England

St. Nicholas Church Memento Mori

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.
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London, England

The Wildgoose Memorial Library

A mysterious artist-run cabinet of curiosities and library.
London, England

Barbican Conservatory

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.
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London, England

Temple of Mithras

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

The London Dungeon

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
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London, England

Books for Cooks

This bookstore serves recipes from the cookbooks on sale.
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London, England

Café in the Crypt

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.
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Holywood, Scotland

Garden of Cosmic Speculation

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.
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Glasgow, Scotland

Panther Milk Bar

A secret door leads to this cozy dive that sells only “milk.”
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Edinburgh, Scotland

Arthur's Seat

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.
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Edinburgh, Scotland

The Burryman

As part of an 800-year-old tradition, a man parades through town covered in a suit made out of spiky burrs.
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Edinburgh, Scotland

New Calton Cemetery Watchtower

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.
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Edinburgh, Scotland

Balm Well

The healing properties of this well attracted royals and commoners throughout the Middle Ages.
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Edinburgh, Scotland

Tolbooth Tavern

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.
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Edinburgh, Scotland

Jacob's Ladder

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.
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Edinburgh, Scotland

Blair Street Underground Vaults

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.
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Edinburgh, Scotland

Burke & Hare Murder Dolls

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.
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