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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Avebury, England

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The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
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The only pub in the world surrounded by an ancient stone circle.
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Silbury Hill

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?
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Adam and Eve stones

Marlborough, England

Adam and Eve (The Longstones)

Two standing stones are all that remains of a prehistoric installation.
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Marlborough, England

West Kennet Long Barrow

It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.
1 mile from Avebury
The Hackpen White Horse, sporting a cartoonish eye.

Swindon, England

Hackpen White Horse

England's only square-dimension hill horse was built to celebrate Queen Victoria's coronation.
3 miles from Avebury
Cherhill White Horse, Wiltshire.

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Cherhill White Horse

The geoglyph once sported a glass bottle eye.
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