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9 Weird and Wonderful Spots in London

9 landmarks with verified facts and stories

Bleeding Heart Yard
~2 min

Bleeding Heart Yard

Greville Street, Camden, London, EC1N, United Kingdom

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You'll find this cobbled courtyard tucked away off Greville Street in Clerkenwell, and the name alone should stop you in your tracks.

Cleopatra's Needle
~2 min

Cleopatra's Needle

Cycle Superhighway 3, City of Westminster, London, WC2N, United Kingdom

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Right.

Crystal Palace Park Dinosaurs
~3 min

Crystal Palace Park Dinosaurs

Crystal Palace Park, Thicket Road, London SE20 8DT

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In a lake in a park in south London, there are dinosaurs.

Dead Man's Hole (Tower Bridge)
~2 min

Dead Man's Hole (Tower Bridge)

Newham, London, E13, United Kingdom

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Walk along the north side of Tower Bridge, toward the Tower of London end, and look down at the river's edge.

Dennis Severs' House
~2 min

Dennis Severs' House

18 Folgate Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 6BX, United Kingdom

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This is not a museum.

Highgate Cemetery (West)
~3 min

Highgate Cemetery (West)

Swain's Lane, Camden, London, N6, United Kingdom

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This place was built because London was literally drowning in its own dead.

London Stone
~2 min

London Stone

Bexley, Bexleyheath, United Kingdom

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Behind the metal grille in the wall of a WH Smith on Cannon Street sits one of the most mysterious objects in London.

The Seven Noses of Soho
~2 min

The Seven Noses of Soho

Various locations; most famous on Admiralty Arch, The Mall, London SW1A 2WH

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Look up at Admiralty Arch as you pass through it toward The Mall.

Westminster Abbey
~3 min

Westminster Abbey

20 Deans Yard, London SW1P 3PA

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This place has hosted every English and British coronation since William the Conqueror in ten sixty-six.

Explore quirky in London

GPS-guided narration at every landmark. Tap a spot on the map, hear the story. Every fact verified.