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The Pennine Tower.

Lancashire, England

Pennine Tower

This abandoned Brutalist tower looming over the M6 Motorway once featured a restaurant.

The entry portal

Cumbria, England

Sunkenkirk

One of the best-preserved, yet least visited stone circle sites in Cumbria.

The Laurel and Hardy Museum

Ulverston, England

The Laurel and Hardy Museum

This museum dedicated to the famous comedy duo is located in the town where Stan Laurel was born.

Interior of the Tower

York, England

Clifford's Tower

In 1190 one of the worst anti-Semitic massacres of the Middle Ages took place in a wooden tower which previously occupied this site in York.

'Printer's Devil'

York, England

'Printer's Devil'

A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.

The caldarium.

York, England

The Roman Bath

The remains of an ancient bathhouse sit inside this aptly-named pub.

Baile Hill.

York, England

Baile Hill

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

'Roots of the City'

Helsinki, Finland

'Roots of the City'

Hundreds of signs pointing to the birthplaces of current Helsinki residents form stalactites on the ceiling of the cave-like Kamppi metro station.

Suomenlinna Church

Helsinki, Finland

Suomenlinna Church

This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.

Fortress of Suomenlinna

Helsinki, Finland

Fortress of Suomenlinna

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

The Chester Rows in an earlier century.

Chester, England

Chester Rows

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

Spinnaker Tower

Portsmouth, England

Spinnaker Tower

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

Mad Alice Lane.

York, England

The Snickelways of York

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

Beachy Head

East Sussex, England

Beachy Head

England's most notorious suicide spot.

'Twins'

Brighton, England

'Twins'

These shopping center benches are actually a modern art installation.

The Banqueting Room

Brighton, England

The Royal Pavilion

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

The horned helmet.

Leeds, England

Horned Helmet of Henry VIII

The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.

Whitby Abbey through the Whale Bones

Whitby, England

Whitby Whale Bone Arch

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

Whitby Abbey

Whitby, England

Ruins of Whitby Abbey

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

Close-up of the horse, obviously in need of some maintenance.

Thirsk, England

Kilburn White Horse

England's largest white horse isn't even white.

Brimham Rocks

Harrogate, England

Brimham Rocks

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.

Fountains Abbey

Ripon, England

Fountains Abbey

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

A stairwell display.

Leeds, England

Royal Armouries Museum

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

Carnforth Railway Station

Carnforth, England

Carnforth Railway Station

Inside this station, the 1945 film "Brief Encounter" is played on a loop daily.

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