Oxford, England
Sir James Murray's Post Box
A letterbox installed specifically for the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.
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Oxford, England
A letterbox installed specifically for the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.
London, England
Though it's not the largest, this one-kilometer outdoor market is reportedly the longest in Europe.
Sandhead, Scotland
Dating back to the 500s, these stones include some of the oldest Christian memorials in Scotland.
Rhyl, Wales
Britain's oldest miniature railway.
Dundee, Scotland
Each section of this public work of art represents one of the city's guilds.
Kilmun, Scotland
The first woman in America to receive a medical degree.
Colwyn Bay, Wales
Britain's oldest permanent theatre designed and built for puppets.
Micheldever Station, England
Commemorating the first recorded car journey in the United Kingdom, a 56-mile trip that defied the speed limit the whole way.
Otford, England
In this scale model, our neighboring planets are represented by metal spheres spread across an English village. The nearest stars are represented by spheres in California and Australia.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Once home to a local bear named "Bruno."
Glasgow, Scotland
This small memorial honors a ferocious feline and local hero.
Blantyre, Scotland
The only statue ever crafted by award-winning animator Ray Harryhausen.
Plymouth, England
A statue of a pioneering Black footballer outside his former home stadium.
Paisley, Scotland
Paisley's oldest open green space contains a rather ostentatious fountain at its center.
Eastriggs, Scotland
The Devil’s Porridge tells the story of HM Factory Gretna and the munitions girls who mixed deadly chemicals.
London, England
At almost 1,000 years old, this is the oldest known door in all of Britain.
Portnahaven, Scotland
According to local legend, this church was built with two doors, so that residents of two rival villages had their own entrances.
Shandwick, Scotland
A beautifully-carved Pictish stone encased in a protective glass structure.
Thetford, England
A bronze sculpture of last Sikh maharaja of the Punjab, outside the English estate where he once lived.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A bronze statue of a low three-legged seat commemorates a piece of furniture that started a riot.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
A tiny museum dedicated to the world’s tallest true giant sits on an island he never set foot on.
Eyemouth, Scotland
A watchhouse constructed from tombstones, to make way for a burial pit, for the victims succumbing to a deadly disease.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A series of stained glass artworks that depict images of the hit TV show.
Shrewsbury, England
A famed admiral left behind this 17th-century house key when he joined the British Navy.