Llandudno, Wales
Great Orme Tramway
One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.
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Llandudno, Wales
One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.
Buxton, England
This landmark Victorian folly rewards visitors with spectacular views over the Peak District.
Bridgnorth, England
This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.
Town End, England
A collection of early 19th century trams set in a reconstructed period village.
Crich, England
This poignant WWI memorial looks like a lighthouse 100 miles from the sea.
Matlock Bath, England
Explore the history of mining in this museum, or in a real mine from the 1920s.
Matlock Bath, England
A seaside town with no sea in sight.
Norwich, England
This medieval castle is filled with an eccentric collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian artifacts to taxidermy to a mummified hand that was cut off during a duel.
Cambridge, England
Named after a lodging site that existed nearby, a bridge has existed at this location since 1455.
Cambridge, England
Students can borrow artwork from this gallery to display in their own residences.
Hull, England
The phone booths in this English town have distinctly milky hues.
Great Yarmouth, England
On May 2, 1845, crowds gathered to watch a clown and four geese sail upstream in a bathtub. Then disaster struck.
Great Yarmouth, England
This freewheeling amusement ride is the last of its kind.
East Somerton, England
A witch wreaks ruinous revenge on this ancient church with her "enchanted leg."
Thursford, England
A large collection of steam engines, organs, and fairground attractions.
Nottingham, England
The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.
Hope Valley, England
A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom
Buxton, England
Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.
Buxton, England
A historic Georgian building and warm springs.
Lancashire, England
This abandoned Brutalist tower looming over the M6 Motorway once featured a restaurant.
Alnwick, England
This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England
This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.
Whitby, England
The much-beloved mascot of a local museum.