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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Middlesbrough

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Middlesbrough, England

Updated February 15, 2023

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Unusual Attractions in Middlesbrough

Tees Transporter Bridge

Middlesbrough, England

Tees Transporter Bridge

Built in 1911, the Tees Transporter Bridge is one of only six transporter bridges still in operation.

Moses Carpenter Grave.

Middlesbrough, England

Moses Carpenter's Grave

The final resting place of a celebrated First Nations man who traveled through England with a snake oil salesman.

With the Transporter Bridge in the background.

Middlesbrough, England

'Temenos'

This enormous sculpture honors an English town's engineering and industrial heritage

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Teessaurus Park

Middlesbrough, England

Teessaurus Park

A surreal paleontological sculpture garden pays homage to a fading industry.

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Captain Cook Birthplace Museum

Sidney Scurvy, the interactive computer sailor, takes you on a journey to discover the everyday lives of Cook and his men.

2 miles from Middlesbrough

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Yarm Castle

Turrets, ramparts and towers, this Teesside castle has them all, but it's not all as it seems.

6 miles from Middlesbrough

Redcar's Sound Mirror, also known as 'Redcar's Concrete Ear'

Redcar, England

Redcar Sound Mirror

A World War I relic found in the middle of a modern residential area.

7 miles from Middlesbrough

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