Abbey Road

Abbey Road's crossing owes its fame entirely to a single photograph: the Beatles walking across it in single file for the cover of their 1969 album of the same name, shot just outside the adjacent Abbey Road Studios. Fans still recreate the pose today, weaving between traffic in a quiet St John's Wood street that would otherwise attract little attention, and reviewers with a 4.5 rating describe it as an essential stop for any music lover despite there being little to actually see beyond the crossing itself. It's a brief, free, slightly chaotic experience best suited to Beatles fans rather than general sightseers, and works well combined with a look at the studio's graffiti-covered outer wall.