Non-Boring History · Jul 21, 2026

Visiting London (1900 Style)

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ANNETTE TELLS TALES Long before Rick Steves, Lonely Planet, and online influencers, the ghostly "father of tourism" was showing Americans the best of England's capital

Drawbridge, view of Tower of London and River Thames — Imagine yourself here! The Tower of London, Tower Bridge, boats on the gently-flowing River Thames . . . and Victoria is still Queen for a few months more (she will die on January 22, 1901) Come visit 1900 London with a great guidebook! Image: Public Domain

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