Darlington, England
Brick Train
A locomotive made from 185,000 bricks celebrates the town's pioneering railway history.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Bamford, England
The Upper Derwent Reservoirs
This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.
West Wycombe, England
Hellfire Caves
Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.
Oxford, England
The Headington Shark
A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.
Broadway, England
Broadway Tower and Nuclear Bunker
A petite castle folly in the English countryside.
Newtown Linford, England
Bradgate House
The alleged birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at age 16 for claiming the throne of England.
Stoney Stanton, England
Stoney Cove at the UK National Dive Centre
The site of the most dived wreck in the UK.
Coventry, England
Spon Street
A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.
Coventry, England
Lady Godiva and Peeping Tom Clock
Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.
