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The Engine Room.

Clitheroe, England

Holmes Mill

This historic former textile mill now houses a brewery, hotel, and what's believed to be the longest bar in the United Kingdom.

Cromwell's Bridge

Lancashire, England

Cromwell's Bridge

Oliver Cromwell marched his army over this narrow bridge to victory at the Battle of Preston in 1648.

Holden Wood Antiques

Lancashire, England

Holden Wood Antiques

This antique shop and tea room reside inside a twice defunct church that was moved stone by stone to its current location.

"Halo."

Haslingden, England

'Halo'

At night, the enormous sculpture looks like a UFO hovering above the English hills.

 Holly Mount School Tower

Rawtenstall, England

Holly Mount School Tower

This tower is all that remains of a 19th-century schoolhouse that became a famous music venue before its destruction.

Fitzpatrick's Herbal Health

Rawtenstall, England

Mr Fitzpatrick's Temperance Bar

The last of the 19th-century booze-free bars has been slinging teetotal tonics for over a century.

It moves!

Stretford, England

The Barton Swing Aqueduct

A rotating bridge that carries a little canal over a larger one.

The Monton Lighthouse in 2014.

Eccles, England

Monton Lighthouse

Despite being 30 miles from the coast, this suburb is home to a lighthouse thanks to a permitting loophole.

Lands of Exiles during installation process.

Wardington, England

'Lands of Exiles'

In pastoral England, a plaque marks where an imaginary community addressed the problem of combat mortality.

The Elephant Wash

Royal Leamington Spa, England

The Elephant Wash

This river ramp was once used by the elephants of a local circus.

Royal Pump Rooms, built in 1814, photographed in 2016.

Royal Leamington Spa, England

Royal Pump Rooms

Preserved baths in a Victorian-era spa town frequented by the most famous people of its day.

Rock Carvings in Gobustan

Qobustan, Azerbaijan

Gobustan Rock Art

A massive collection of petroglyphs dating back some 40,000 years.

The musical stone

Qobustan, Azerbaijan

Musical Stone of Gobustan

Resonant stone, that has been played since prehistoric times.

Bubbling mud volcano

Qobustan, Azerbaijan

Mud Volcanoes of Azerbaijan

Home to nearly a third of the world's mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan is home to a messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive landscape.

Yanar Dağ (Fire Mountain)

Baku, Azerbaijan

Yanar Dağ (Fire Mountain)

Mysterious hillside with a continuously burning natural fire.

Ateshgah of Baku

Baku, Azerbaijan

Fire Temple of Baku

A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.

This ones for the lovers... of cats.

Baku, Azerbaijan

'Monument to Lovers and Cats'

Look up as you explore Baku’s old town to find a monument to the local feline population.

Heydar Aliyev Center

Baku, Azerbaijan

Heydar Aliyev Center

The building's fluid, wavelike walls are a true feat of architectural ingenuity.

Museum of Miniature Books

Baku, Azerbaijan

Museum of Miniature Books

A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books.

The Maiden Tower.

Baku, Azerbaijan

The Maiden Tower

This mysterious but iconic tapered tower appears in many Azeri fairytales and legends.

Characters from the artist’s satirical cartoons.

Baku, Azerbaijan

Azim Azimzadeh Park

A public park commemorating the iconic works of a satirist, with medieval ruins on the side.

The gigantic rolled carpet.

Baku, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum

A unique museum dedicated to culture and artistry of carpet weaving.

A plate on the cage surrounding the gallows commemorates Turkey's abolition of the death penalty in 2004.

Ankara, Turkey

Ulucanlar Prison Museum

A prison-turned-museum sheds light on modern Turkish history.

Aslanhane Mosque

Ankara, Turkey

Aslanhane Mosque

This 13th-century UNESCO-listed "lion's house" mosque is named after a repurposed lion sculpture.

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