The real London Underground map
Londoners and the millions of people that visit London every year are familiar with this image:
The iconic map, originally designed by Harry Beck in 1933, is pure genius: it is efficient, visually appealing and kicks New York's and Paris's back alleys.
But while it delivers the information required in a classy manner, I and numerous others have no clue how far Uxbridge really is, and tourists insist on travelling the distance between Leicester Square and Covent Garden by train. With thanks to Dave for the pointer, here is the real thing:
Or the endless walk between Bank and Monument, enlivened only by the DLR station ...