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Clifton Rocks Railway
The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.
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Vale Street
England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.
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The Observatory & Camera Obscura
The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.
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The Llandoger Trow
A historic, reportedly haunted pub that provided inspiration for several famous adventure novels.
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Redcliffe Caves
There's a labyrinth of manmade tunnels stretching for over an acre beneath Bristol.
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Stanton Drew Stone Circles
One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.
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Hermit's Cave and Quaker Burial Ground
A medieval cave used to shelter local hermits now holds nearly 200 old Quaker gravestones.
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'Well Hung Lover'
Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.
Bristol, England
Blaise Hamlet
A quaint hamlet of nine cottages around a small green near Blaise castle.
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Bristol Museum Natural History Collection
It houses a menagerie of wondrous taxidermy specimens from around the world, including the remains of a famous gorilla.
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The Red Lodge Museum
One of Bristol's best-hidden gems has ties to Lord Byron, whence it became the nation's first reformatory school for girls.
Bristol, England
Bristol Museum Archeology Collection
An array of ancient artifacts from Bronze Age Bristol and other civilizations are housed in this museum.
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Goldney Grotto
Ornamented with "Bristol Diamonds," this exotic shell grotto is considered to be the finest surviving example from the eighteenth century.
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Corn Exchange Dual-Time Clock
The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."
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Henrietta Lacks Statue
A monument dedicated to the unrecognized Black "mother" of modern medicine.
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Clifton Suspension Bridge Vaults
Cathedral-like Victorian vaults are hidden within this iconic bridge.
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