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A failed infrastructure project now owns this unique moniker.

A retirement home for soldiers that can trace its history to the Elizabethan era and beyond.

This Grade II Listed Building with an Art Nouveau façade once contained a unique print shop.

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

This former chapel resides on an island connected to the mainland by one of Shetland's iconic beachy tombolos.

In the 1930s, a mysterious murder shook this Northamptonshire village–the identity of the victim remains a mystery to this day.

In a small courtyard resides this large mural that draws inspiration from Leeds and its history.

This Scottish bay still reveals evidence of its days as a seaside swimming pool.

A giant piece of cutlery designed to remind us about the origins of our food.

A distinctive building that incorporates a mythical beast into its architecture.

This section of the Kennet and Avon Canal has been designated the same level of heritage protection as Stonehenge.

A 19th century grave house with a unique message formed by the stone supports to the railing around the walls.

A unique flight of canal locks that owe their form to 19th-century cost-saving measures.

A memorial commemorating the only Scottish police investigation into an extraterrestrial incident.

Visible at low tide, this rusting vessel is one of the last surviving examples of the X-Class "Midget" submarines.

As part of an 800-year-old tradition, a man parades through town covered in a suit made out of spiky burrs.

This crumbling coast and its teetering tower are literally filled with history, but they are also at great risk of becoming history themselves.

The main feature of these gardens is a rarity in the northernmost part of Scotland: trees.

A series of idealized caves carved to entertain guests.

Recreations of a Norse longhouse and boat on Shetland's northernmost inhabited island.

For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.

Hidden in this modern shopping center is a relic of 16th-century capital punishment.

This mural condenses 96 miles of one of Scotland's best-known trails into a unique art display.

This Sheffield sculpture composed of 17,000 Allen keys honors both urban falcons and a furniture icon.