Buxton, England
The Devonshire Dome
Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.
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Buxton, England
Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.
Manchester, England
Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.
Saint Davids, Wales
The remains of a small medieval chapel mark the legendary birthplace of the patron saint of Wales.
Nantwich, England
Each year a new straw behemoth is born.
Matlock Bath, England
A seaside town with no sea in sight.
Manchester, England
Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.
East Molesey, England
Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.
Swansea, Wales
Quirky Welsh observatory unites art and science.
York, England
This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.
Hay-on-Wye, Wales
In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.
Kilgetty, Wales
Go back 50 years with a turn on one of the park's carefully restored vintage fairground rides.
Ironbridge, England
This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.
Bath, England
This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."
Newport, Wales
The largest of only eight working transporter bridges left in the world.
Reynoldston, Wales
A Neolithic burial tomb connected with a colorful array of legends.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.
Gateshead, England
Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.
Chesterfield, England
The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.
Avebury, England
The only pub in the world surrounded by an ancient stone circle.
Cardiff, Wales
The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.
Bristol, England
Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.
London, England
The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.
Birkenhead, England
After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.
London, England
The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.