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From Cassell?s Guide to London, 1922. Image: londonist.com

London is visited by 17.4m foreigners alone every year. But the British capital city has been a popular tourist destination for centuries, with people drawn in by its lavish, exotic – and often oddball – attractions and events. The pop-up phenomenon has been going a while too, reports the Londonist.com website.

A new five-week course at Bishopsgate Institute explores touristy London since 1800, using guidebooks and other historic items from the library.

The Londonist.com have selected a few highlights:

See more at http://londonist.com/2016/02/touristlondon

Source: www.londonist.com

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