Hope Valley, England
Memorial to Tip the Faithful Sheepdog
The heroic tale of a remarkable pup who refused to leave her master's side, no matter what.
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Hope Valley, England
The heroic tale of a remarkable pup who refused to leave her master's side, no matter what.
Baildon, England
This quaint funicular has been ferrying people up and down an English valley since the Victorian era.
Friskney, England
The control tower at the historic weapons range is now available as a highly unusual vacation rental.
Laxey, Isle of Man
World's largest working waterwheel has been around for over 150 years.
Gillingham, England
The "Heroine of Dunkirk" rescued over 7,000 Allied troops during the historic World War II evacuation.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
The rusting remnants of a flying boat lie scattered near the site of its fatal crash.
Stretford, England
A rotating bridge that carries a little canal over a larger one.
Ryde, England
The Isle of Wight’s “Island Line” serviced by former London Underground trains from the 1930s.
Pembrey, Wales
This former military airfield's claim to fame came from a lucky accident during the Second World War.
Isles of Scilly, England
At high tide, the base of the lighthouse covers practically every inch of the island.
Helston, England
Arthur, Merlin, and Guinevere are among the largest and oldest satellite dishes on the planet.
Inaccessible Island
It might not be as impossible to reach as its name would imply, but just about.
Gibraltar
Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.
Southampton, England
The world's oldest operational public pier railway has shuttled seagoing commuters from ship to shore since 1909.
Darlington, England
A locomotive made from 185,000 bricks celebrates the town's pioneering railway history.
Larne, Northern Ireland
The "Black Arch" guards the entrance to the picturesque Glens of Antrim.
Nantwich, England
On a site with a long military history, a 1980s shelter.
Exeter, England
Old Tudor home moved on thick iron rails to a new spot.
Oxford, England
The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.
Burton-on-Trent, England
The site of one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, created when a massive bomb dump accidentally exploded.
Whitby, England
These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
Balcombe, England
This WWII aircraft museum presents its wrecks like taxidermy, complete with recreations of the crash sites.
Malton, England
WWII artifacts, including the building itself.
Mungasdale, Scotland
Fifty years of contamination in Scotland's waters.