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A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.

This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.

The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.

A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.

The last water-powered mill in Oregon is open daily for free tours and has a surprising history.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

An old World War II hangar holds 20 vintage aircraft and the rare opportunity to take a ride in a 1940s warbird.

This rare, carefully curated collection showcases the history of neon inside a grandiose Elks lodge.

The magic's in the hole!

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

Hidden behind an industrial area, this is one of the very few such transporter bridges in existence.

The largest preserved walking dragline excavator in Western Europe.

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

A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.

The world's largest collection of preserved trolleybuses.

This Georgian architectural masterpiece is the only cloth hall left in Britain.

This centuries-old mansion was the home of the noted 19th-century diarist Anne Lister (aka “Gentleman Jack”).

A copy of the brutal decapitation device that predated the French Guillotine by about 200 years.

This tallest folly in the world began its life as an elaborate factory chimney.

A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.

The world's largest museum devoted solely to the whirlybird comes complete with its own chopper graveyard.

Inside this magnificent 12th-century church is one of the finest carved wagon-roofs in all of England.