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London, England

The Sherlock Holmes Museum

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
London, England

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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Greenwich Foot Tunnel

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.
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Leake Street Graffiti Tunnel

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.
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Stables Market

Catacombs turned marketplace.
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Kyoto Garden

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.
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Ruins of the Crystal Palace

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.
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London's Lilliputian Police Station

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
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Guildhall's Underground Roman Amphitheater

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.
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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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Earl's Court Police Box

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.
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London Wall

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
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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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Crystal Palace Dinosaurs

Abstract dinosaur models in London.
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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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London Necropolis Railway Station

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.
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Philpot Lane Mice Sculpture

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.
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The Tower Ravens

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
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Peter Pan Statue

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.
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Speakers' Corner

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
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Museum of Brands

Collection dedicated to brands, packaging and advertising.
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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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Lindow Man

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
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London Underground Labyrinths

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