Vauxhall Bridge's Miniature St Paul's

The lowdown

Most people crossing Vauxhall Bridge have no idea that giant bronze statues adorn its sides, mounted on the piers and almost invisible from the pavement above. Each represents an art or science, and one figure, a seated woman symbolising architecture, holds in her hands a perfect miniature model of St Paul's Cathedral.

Because the statues face out over the water, you really need a boat or a low-tide view from the bank to appreciate them. It is free, and a real reward for the curious, a tiny cathedral held aloft over the Thames that almost nobody ever notices.