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Many competitors opt to race in fancy dress. (Press)

Stilton, England

Stilton Cheese Rolling Championship

Competitors race wooden replicas of pungent blue cheese.

Unlucky Mummy

London, England

Unlucky Mummy

A relic from ancient Egypt that is purported to have a curse associated with it

Roman Upper South Gate

Lincoln, England

Roman Upper South Gate

Fragments of a Roman city gate embedded in a building on Lincoln's Steep Hill

The clock tower of the old Nottingham Victoria Station

Nottingham, England

Site of Nottingham Victoria Railway Station

Closing the station left a big hole in the ground. So they put in a shopping centre, a block of apartments and bus station over it and the largest undercover car park Europe in it.

Duong Long Cham Towers

Binh An, Vietnam

Duong Long Cham Towers

Standing as a 12th-century architectural titan, this trio of brick structures boasts the tallest surviving Cham tower in Vietnam, reaching an impressive height of 38 meters.

186 Fleet Street

London, England

186 Fleet Street

The (fictional) address of Sweeney Todd's bloody barbershop.

Wat Pho Reclining Buddha

Bangkok, Thailand

Wat Pho Reclining Buddha

Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.

Santa Claus Village Square

Rovaniemi, Finland

Santa's Hometown

This Finnish town on the Arctic Circle is trademarked as the Official Hometown of Santa Claus.

The Thames Barrier as seen from Woolwich.

London, England

Thames Barrier

The world’s second-largest flood defense barrier has protected London for decades.

Bowthorpe Oak.

Stamford, England

Bowthorpe Oak

England’s ancient oak tree has such an impressive girth, people have been hosting parties within the hollow trunk for centuries.

Sherlock Holmes Statue

London, England

Sherlock Holmes Statue

This tribute to the fictional detective stands at the famous literary character's address.

An unusually large Roman Bath with a curved side.

Sliema, Malta

Roman Baths of Sliema

Despite the name, these small saltwater swimming pools have nothing to do with the Romans.

Entrance to Mysterium Fidei Museum

Valletta, Malta

Mysterium Fidei

After 400 years of being closed to the public, this monastery's underground tunnels and secret garden are now a museum.

Entrance to the Lascaris War Rooms, St. James Ditch in Valletta, Malta

Valletta, Malta

Valletta Tunnels

A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.

Mnajdra during Autumn Equinox.

Qrendi, Malta

Mnajdra

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

Basilica of Panagia Limeniotissa 

Paphos, Cyprus

Basilica of Panagia Limeniotissa

The ruins of a fifth-century church dedicated to Our Lady of the Harbor.

Temple Bar.

London, England

Temple Bar

Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back.

Abbey Road DLR station northern entrance, soon after opening

London, England

The Wrong Abbey Road

Tourists who rely on a transit map to find the iconic Beatles location often end up in a far-off neighborhood.

The east wall.

Oakham, England

Oakham Castle Horseshoes

Hundreds of huge, centuries-old horseshoes adorn the walls of this nontraditional 12th-century castle.

The Frog Clock

Telford, England

The Frog Clock

This whimsical, unique clock has been entertaining shoppers for well over 20 years.

A stairwell display.

Leeds, England

Royal Armouries Museum

One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.

St. Bartholomew’s Gatehouse

London, England

St. Bartholomew’s Gatehouse

One of London’s rare Tudor-era buildings is a fate-defying gatehouse for a church.

Gainsborough Old Hall

Gainsborough, England

Gainsborough Old Hall

A medieval relic whose great hall once hosted Mayflower pilgrims, one of Henry VIII’s ill-fated wives, and plenty of royal intrigue.

Trellick Tower

London, England

Trellick Tower

This iconic high-rise residential block was one of the last to be built in the Brutalist style.

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