A Preview
"Trafalgar Square. Nelson on his column, four bronze lions, fountains, pigeons. Looks like the front garden of the British Empire. It used to be a swamp full of hippos. Real ones. A hundred and twenty-five thousand years ago this was a warm riverbank crawling with hippos, elephants, and lions, and the Victorians kept digging up the bones."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
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Hear the full story at Trafalgar Square
This is just one of 9 stops on the Westminster & Big Ben tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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