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London, England

Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.
London, England

Whispering Gallery at St Paul’s Cathedral

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
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The Hardy Tree

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.
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The Ferryman's Seat

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.
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Scenes from the Frost Fair

Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.
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The Clink Prison Museum

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.
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Replica of the Golden Hinde

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
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Memorial to Mahomet Weyonomon

A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.
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The Navigators

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.
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Gordon Museum of Pathology

One of the world's largest collections of pathological specimens.
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Crossbones Graveyard

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.
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Monument to the Unknown Artist

The London statue that imitates passersby.
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The Morpeth Arms

A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.
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Black Museum

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.
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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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The Churchill War Rooms

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

A mysterious artist-run cabinet of curiosities and library.
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The London Dungeon

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
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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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Athena the Owl

The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.
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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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Michael Faraday Memorial

Shiny Brutalist box commemorates a pioneer of electricity and houses a railway transformer.
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Stompie: The Mandela Way T-34 Tank

An abandoned tank sits in an empty London lot as a symbolic middle finger to local city planners.
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Captain Bligh's Grave

The breadfruit-adorned final resting place of the infamous Captain of the HMS Bounty.