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The Great Vine.

East Molesey, England

The Great Vine

The world's largest grapevine has produced a delicious harvest at Hampton Court Palace for almost 250 years.

Interior of the Bakelite Museum.

Williton, England

The Bakelite Museum

A collection of retro plastic goods made with "the material of a thousand uses."

Medieval Clock at Salisbury Cathedral.

Salisbury, England

Medieval Clock

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

High Street Gate

Salisbury, England

High Street Gate

This gate served as a small lock-up jail in the 14th century.

Woodchester Mansion

Gloucestershire, England

Woodchester Mansion

A well-studied colony of endangered bats roosts in this abandoned Victorian Gothic mansion.

Tyndale Monument at sunset

North Nibley, England

Tyndale Monument

A 160-year-old tower built in honor of a scholar who was burned at the stake for translating the Bible.

Excavated, reconstructed 16th century cottage

Saint Fagans, Wales

St. Fagans National History Museum

Stroll through Welsh history in a village of reconstructed structures.

The gondola on an open day.

Newport, Wales

Newport Transporter Bridge

The largest of only eight working transporter bridges left in the world.

(Cannon Films Archive)

Genoa, Italy

Roman Polanski's Neptune

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

Abbotsbury Swanery

Weymouth, England

Abbotsbury Swannery

The world's only managed flock of mute swans was established as a factory for monk meat but is now an adorable sanctuary.

The Big Pit winding tower.

Pontypool, Wales

Big Pit National Coal Museum

Go deep down into the earth to experience the world of Welsh coal miners.

Merthyr Mawr

Ogmore-by-Sea, Wales

Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes

This huge coastal nature reserve in Wales was a stand-in for the Arabian Peninsula in 'Lawrence of Arabia.'

Stones and Henge, respectively.

Amesbury, England

Stonehenge

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Steel coffin

London, England

St Bride's Church & Charnel House

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

Giants of St. Dunstan-in-the-West

London, England

Giants of St. Dunstan-in-the-West

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

Twinings tea shop on the Strand.

London, England

Twinings Tea Shop

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

The dragon.

London, England

Temple Bar Memorial Dragon

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

Lincoln's Inn

London, England

Lincoln's Inn

This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.

People have been slinging drinks at this spot since the Middle Ages.

London, England

Cittie of Yorke

This pub has roots dating back to 1430 and serves as the setting for multiple Charles Dickens stories.

Reliquary

London, England

Hand of St. Etheldreda

One of the oldest remaining Catholic churches in England is home to the hand of a 7th-century saint.

The exterior of the pub.

London, England

Ye Olde Mitre

Down a pint of ale where the Bishop of Ely's servants slept in 1546.

The Holborn Viaduct as seen from Farringdon Street.

London, England

Holborn Viaduct

London’s first road overpass is so old that it was originally built for horse-drawn carriages.

Caen Hill Locks

Rowde, England

Caen Hill Locks

This section of the Kennet and Avon Canal has been designated the same level of heritage protection as Stonehenge.

The Llandoger Trow.

Bristol, England

The Llandoger Trow

A historic, reportedly haunted pub that provided inspiration for several famous adventure novels.

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