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A statue paying homage to a world-record-setting aviator who disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

A pirate is laid to rest at St. Nicholas Church.

This circular artwork represents the ancient microscopic organisms that created the chalk foundations of the North Downs Way.

The Origin of On the Origin of Species.

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

This medieval church is the only one in the world that features all Marc Chagall stained-glass windows.

A strange and ancient landscape hides the dark, cavernous remains of a 5,000-year-old flint mine.

A mysterious crater-like pond has a spooky tendency to empty and fill with complete disregard to rainfall patterns.

Evidence of a bullet that nearly killed King Charles I—or is it?

The walls of this village church are decorated by two unique religious works of art.

Alongside its 16th- and 17th-century architecture and interiors, this mansion houses an Ancient Roman ring that some believe may have inspired J.R.R. Tolkien.

A real Hawker Hunter jet in the middle of Basingstoke.

A sincere and thoughtful art installation, mistaken by many as a statue of a penis.

The birthplace of Jane Austen commemorated the 200th anniversary of her death with a bronze statue of the beloved author.

Baked in 1898 and still almost flawless, this floral masterpiece is considered the world's oldest complete wedding cake.

This plaque remembers a grave mistake that led to one local woman being buried alive.

A doorless and windowless folly in England that evokes curiosity over its mysterious origins.

Lurking among the classical architecture, rose gardens, and art of this historic country house—a crocodile in a bathtub.

Over a thousand musical instruments are on display, from bagpipes and harpsichords to drums and the sinuous serpent.

This towering monument is dedicated in memory of a most unusually named, yet heroic, horse.