Burnley, England
The Singing Ringing Tree
A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.
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Burnley, England
A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.
Colne, England
The violinist who played on as the Titanic sank is buried in this quiet English cemetery.
Nelson, England
This giant weaving shuttle celebrates Lancashire's importance during the Industrial Revolution.
Burnley, England
This window celebrates the role of tea, coffee, cocoa, and cotton in creating the fortune of the man who commissioned it.
Roughlee, England
This witch statue remembers a time in England's history when fear trumped truth.
Newchurch-in-Pendle, England
At this snack-shack in the bucolic British countryside, you can still get a slice of socialism with your spot of tea.
Whalley, England
A fantastic example of Victorian railway engineering with two unusual decorative features.
Lancashire, England
Oliver Cromwell marched his army over this narrow bridge to victory at the Battle of Preston in 1648.
Clitheroe, England
The second smallest castle keep in England.
Clitheroe, England
This historic former textile mill now houses a brewery, hotel, and what's believed to be the longest bar in the United Kingdom.
Sawley, England
The last two abbots of this monastery were both executed by Henry VIII.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
UNESCO-protected ancient burial ground.
Balgarevo, Bulgaria
The site of many battles and tragedies, including the 40 maidens who leapt into the sea.
Chaldon, England
Angels, demons, and tortured souls on a giant wall mural in a little church.
Guildford, England
This sculpture combines the literary Alice with her real-life inspiration.
Dorking, England
Gothic tower where Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote the poem "The Sleeping Beauty."
London, England
A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.
London, England
Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.
London, England
An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.
London, England
The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.
London, England
The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.
London, England
A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.
London, England
Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.
Bristol, England
The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.