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Boroughbridge, England

Devil's Arrows

At 22 feet tall, these Bronze Age monoliths are some of the tallest standing stones in the United Kingdom.
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Williton, England

The Bakelite Museum

A collection of retro plastic goods made with "the material of a thousand uses."
Added by manopanthea
Allendale Town, England

Neil Cole's Adventures in Science Fiction: Museum of Sci-fi

Aliens and monsters lurk inside this museum dedicated to one man's lifelong adoration of all things sci-fi.
VeloObscura Added by VeloObscura
Thursford, England

Thursford Collection

A large collection of steam engines, organs, and fairground attractions.
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Hull, England

The Hull Mermaid

This mummified mermaid corpse is an aquatic curio that was eventually revealed to be a fake.
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Chichester, England

Weald and Downland Living Museum

This open-air heritage museum illuminates centuries of historic English life from a West Sussex village.
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Rochester, England

Rochester Castle

This foreboding medieval castle was twice besieged by barons rebelling against the English king.
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Bristol, England

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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Folkestone, England

Folkestone White Horse

One English town's celebratory landmark spurred more trouble than anticipated.
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London, England

Francis Bacon's Studio and Home

A plaque pays tribute to the artist's longtime London home.
Added by DublinDeclan
Guildford, England

The Mount Cemetery

This unassuming Victorian cemetery is the final resting place of author Lewis Carroll.
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Oddington, England

Memento-Mori Hamsterley Brass

Rare and wonderfully wormy cadaver art captured in brass for centuries.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Whitby, England

199 Steps Coffin Benches

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
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Bath and North East Somerset, England

Solsbury Hill

An Iron Age hillfort rooted in Arthurian legend was made famous by musician Peter Gabriel.
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Craswall, England

Craswall Priory

Britain’s highest medieval monastery is a remote ruin nestled at the head of a valley 1,240 feet above the sea.
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Minions, England

The Hurlers

Cornish legend says these ancient circles were people turned to stone for playing hurling on a Sunday.
Melanie Xulu Added by Melanie Xulu
Cornwall, England

Lanyon Quoit

A neolithic dolmen that was rebuilt after collapsing during the 19th century.
Added by Matt Cariello
Margate, England

Margate Caves

This forgotten chalk mine was reopened thanks to a massive effort from the local community.
Added by CaveBoss
Sutton Courtenay, England

George Orwell's Grave

In a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, the visionary English writer's gravesite attracts a yearly pilgrimage.
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Stoney Stanton, England

Stoney Cove at the UK National Dive Centre

The site of the most dived wreck in the UK.
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Todmorden, England

Stoodley Pike Monument

A stone obelisk towering over the surrounding countrysides beckons hikers across the rolling moors.
YorkshireNed Added by YorkshireNed
Cambridge, England

Reality Checkpoint

An ordinary lamppost situated in the middle of Cambridge has an unusual moniker and history.
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Cornwall, England

Logan Rock of Treen

A legendary rocking stone, returned to its clifftop perch.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Liverpool, England

Superlambanana

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.
Jane Weinhardt Goldberg Added by Jane Weinhardt Goldberg