Harpenden, England
Rothamsted Research
Chemical fertilizer in agriculture's origin story begins here.
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Harpenden, England
Chemical fertilizer in agriculture's origin story begins here.
Leicester, England
The world's largest collection of artifacts from our history of industrial gas use is hard to simply pass.
Willaston, England
This bizarre English competition answers the important question: how many worms can YOU coax out of the ground?
London, England
This studio was home to David Bowie's first single, even if it did turn away the Beatles.
Totnes, England
One could not be blamed for literally walking all over this supposed landmark.
Hamsey, England
Now isolated, this church was once the center of a bustling village that succumbed to the Black Death.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.
Wareham, England
In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.
London, England
This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.
Fraserburgh, Scotland
An 18th-century lighthouse built on a 16th-century castle is now a monument to the maritime beacons of Scotland.
Eoropaidh, Scotland
A red-brick beacon stands against the tempestuous Atlantic, on the windiest site in the United Kingdom.
Marton-in-Cleveland, England
Sidney Scurvy, the interactive computer sailor, takes you on a journey to discover the everyday lives of Cook and his men.
Newport, England
The Last Home of an Executed King.
Hartlepool, England
Derelict chemical plant on the North Sea is a beautiful industrial ruin.
Uxbridge, England
Visit the WWII bunker where the British won the battle for the skies.
Blaenavon, Wales
This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.
Great Malvern, England
The world's smallest commercial theater is set up in what was once a urinal for Victorian men.
Delabole, England
Britain's oldest and biggest hole in the ground.
Louth, England
A quartet of rusting satellite goliaths are all that remain of a communication network that protected Britain from German and Russian air strikes.
Birkenhead, England
After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.
Liverpool, England
Pyramid shaped monument with a tall tale attached.
Gosport, England
This colossal war machine is now a living museum dedicated to underwater warfare.
Ongar, England
This historic franken-chapel is the oldest wooden church in the world, at least part of it.
Upper Heyford, England
A rotting air force base is now home to rare birds and scarce plants.