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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.

The seals at Donna Nook.

Donna Nook, England

Gray Seals of Donna Nook

The adorable animals return to this nature reserve every fall to give birth to their pups.

Southend Pier Railway.

Southend-on-Sea, England

Southend Pier Railway

This charming, narrow-gauge railway in the Thames Estuary is sometimes referred to as the "Train to Nowhere."

Sir Hiram Maxim's Captive Flying Machines

Blackpool, England

Sir Hiram Maxim's Captive Flying Machines

One of the oldest amusement rides in existence was a huge disappointment to its creator.

Giant Royal Heads
Permanently Closed

Fifield, England

Giant Royal Heads

Enormous terracotta heads of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip can be seen on the side of the road to Windsor.

The Magic Roundabout

Swindon, England

Swindon Magic Roundabout

This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.

Delivering goods.

Clovelly, England

The Sledges of Clovelly

Wooden sleds have replaced donkeys to cart goods around this utterly charming car-free village.

Not for people who hate crowds, or hate fire

Ottery Saint Mary, England

The Tar Barrels of Ottery St. Mary

Flaming barrels of tar race through these village streets on Bonfire Night, a tradition that dates back centuries.

Folkestone White Horse.

Folkestone, England

Folkestone White Horse

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

Ianto's Shrine

Cardiff, Wales

Ianto's Shrine

An impromptu shrine appeared shortly after beloved "Torchwood" character Ianto Jones was killed off the show.

Willow Man
Permanently Closed

Bridgwater, England

Willow Man

The metal frame is all that's left of a wicker sculpture which once towered over the M5 motorway.

The Long Man of Wilmington.

Wilmington, England

The Long Man of Wilmington

This giant geoglyph of mysterious origins is now the site of neo-pagan rituals.

Zigzag Path

Folkestone, England

Zigzag Path

A winding cave grotto walkway built to provide employment for veterans after World War I.

The Hurlers.

Minions, England

The Hurlers

Cornish legend says these ancient circles were people turned to stone for playing hurling on a Sunday.

Rear garden behind the post office

Tintagel, England

Tintagel Post Office

A whimsical cottage from the 1300s with a preserved Victorian-era post office inside.

Revellers' torches are thrown into the fire

Lewes, England

Lewes Bonfire

Both church and state get put to the torch in this annual festival in the "Bonfire Capital of the World."

Jack-in-the Green May Day Festival, 2014.

Hastings, England

Jack in the Green

Every May, townspeople welcome summer with a bizarre pagan parade led by a man wrapped in garlands.

Glastonbury Tor

Glastonbury, England

Glastonbury Tor

This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.

The Dream

Saint Helens, England

The Dream

Giant statue of a disembodied head.

The sculpture.

Woking, England

'The Martian'

An enormous alien invades Woking, England, as an homage to the H.G. Wells classic 'The War of the Worlds.'

The grave of Gelert, just outside of the village of Beddgelert in northwest Wales.

Caernarfon, Wales

Gelert's Grave

A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.

Café in the Crypt

London, England

Café in the Crypt

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

Clava Cairns

Inverness, Scotland

Clava Cairns

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

Farmer's market on the bridge.

Monmouth, Wales

Monnow Bridge

The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.

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