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London, England

Alfred Hitchcock's London Flat

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.
Added by terrylm
London, England

Earl's Court Police Box

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.
AmunyAnkhesenra Added by AmunyAnkhesenra
London, England

Freddie Mercury's Former Home and Studio

A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.
Added by hcshannonart
London, England

Paddington Real Time Clock

Look up from the busy streets to discover how time is kept!
Added by singingcrayon
London, England

Paddington Bear Statue

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
Added by Kavya Ram Mohan
London, England

Dirty Dick's

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
London, England

London's Original and All-Inspiring Coffee House

The site of London's first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.
amyfreeborn Added by amyfreeborn
London, England

The Cornhill Devils

These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

Leadenhall Market

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.
Meg Added by Meg
London, England

The London Stone

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.
Added by Vordenius
London, England

Tower of London's Ceremony of the Keys

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.
jbartlett2000 Added by jbartlett2000
London, England

Cleopatra's Needle Shrapnel Scars

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.
Added by DawnC
London, England

Café in the Crypt

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.
Sam OBrien Added by Sam OBrien
London, England

K2 Telephone Boxes

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.
AmunyAnkhesenra Added by AmunyAnkhesenra
London, England

The Burlington Arcade Beadles

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
London, England

Allies Sculpture

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.
London, England

Pink Floyd Plaque

This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.
Juliejoolz Added by Juliejoolz
London, England

10 Hyde Park Place

A building claimed to be London’s smallest house has an obscure history.
Dark Nebula Deluxe Added by Dark Nebula Deluxe
London, England

Ziggy Stardust Plaque

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.
taotaoholmes Added by taotaoholmes
London, England

Panyer Boy

A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.
AmunyAnkhesenra Added by AmunyAnkhesenra
Soweto, South Africa

Mandela House

Nelson Mandela lived here with his family from 1946 until his arrest in 1962.
Added by maranako
Rivonia, South Africa

Liliesleaf Farm Museum

This unassuming farm complex was once the epicenter of an underground liberation group.
Added by Rachel Gould
Mbabane, Eswatini

Sibebe Rock

This granite mountain is the largest rock in Africa and the second-largest monolith in the world.
Added by HannahT
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Bulawayo Club

A time capsule from 1934 Rhodesia, showing the grace and disgrace of a bygone era.
Aksel Added by Aksel