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High Wycombe, England

Mayor Weigh-In

17th-century tradition of public weighing is met with boos or cheers depending on the Mayor's weight.
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London, England

The Southampton Arms

Grab a pint of British-brewed ale or cider and a hot roast pork bap at this quintessential London pub.
Diana Hubbell Added by Diana Hubbell
London, England

John Snow

Named for a doctor who made a breakthrough in London's cholera epidemic, this 19th-century pub was also the site of a queer “kiss-in.”
Diana Hubbell Added by Diana Hubbell
London, England

The Guinea

Some of the best renditions of traditional British dishes can be found on the site of a 15th-century inn.
Diana Hubbell Added by Diana Hubbell
London, England

Tamesis Dock

Take in the views of Big Ben with a Guinness in hand at this floating pub aboard a 1930s Dutch barge.
Diana Hubbell Added by Diana Hubbell
London, England

Garden Museum

Tony Blair's garden gnome and a Howitzer shell-turned-flower-pot are on display in this deconsecrated 13th-century church.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
London, England

Vaulty Towers

Run by the same people as a subterranean art space, this pub does double-duty as a Cave of Wonders.
Diana Hubbell Added by Diana Hubbell
Cambridge, England

Garret Hostel Bridge

Named after a lodging site that existed nearby, a bridge has existed at this location since 1455.
Added by tanahpek
London, England

The Euston Tap

The last vestiges of a magnificent Victorian-era train station can be found in this pub.
Diana Hubbell Added by Diana Hubbell
London, England

Sherlock Holmes Statue

This tribute to the fictional detective stands at the famous literary character's address.
Mercury X Added by Mercury X
London, England

'The Cornerstone'

A quirky statue in Bermondsey made by 100 public participants with goggles, chisels, and mallets.
Lana Velkov Added by Lana Velkov
London, England

The Catford Cat

For more than half a century, an enormous feline has watched over this London neighborhood.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
London, England

Thomas Briggs’ Plaque

This blue plaque memorializes the first person to be murdered on a railway train.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
London, England

Custard Apple, Breadfruit, and Soursop Sculptures

These oversized fruit sculptures honor the contributions of the Windrush generation.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
Great Yarmouth, England

Tyrolean Tubtwist

This freewheeling amusement ride is the last of its kind.
Added by Jeremy T
Great Yarmouth, England

Suspension Bridge Disaster Memorial

On May 2, 1845, crowds gathered to watch a clown and four geese sail upstream in a bathtub. Then disaster struck.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
Thetford, England

Statue of Maharaja Duleep Singh

A bronze sculpture of last Sikh maharaja of the Punjab, outside the English estate where he once lived.
Snowdrop68 Added by Snowdrop68
Denver, England

The Denver Sluice Complex

This little-known hero has been protecting "The Fens" for close to 400 years, and now from its most powerful challenger yet: climate change.
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Hemingford Grey, England

The Manor in Hemingford Grey

This 12th-century house is one of the oldest continuously inhabited houses in Britain.
Added by milinamilina
Cambridge, England

Castle Mound

This hill is all that remains of Cambridge’s former castle.
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Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.
Added by NathanRisinger
London, England

Lamp Standards at Chelsea Embankment

Two copies of a rejected Victorian-era lamp design still stand along the Thames River.
Dark Nebula Deluxe Added by Dark Nebula Deluxe
London, England

Exhale: Bionic Chandelier

A living lighting fixture.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
London, England

Frank Gilbert Crichlow Plaque

Celebrating the man behind the Mangrove, a restaurant that became a crucial hub for Black activism in London.
linkogecko Added by linkogecko