Tynemouth, England
Tynemouth Priory and Castle
Royal burial place of the kings of ancient Britain.
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Tynemouth, England
Royal burial place of the kings of ancient Britain.
South Shields, England
Eat fish and chips in a striking Neoclassical building that once hid a public lavatory.
Nakano City, Japan
A bar dedicated to he Jojo manga franchise, with over 50 original cocktails.
Alnwick, England
This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.
Cramlington, England
A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.
Northumberland, England
A giant piece of cutlery designed to remind us about the origins of our food.
Corbridge, England
This medieval manor house was hastily fortified when it found itself in the middle of the Scottish fight for independence.
Forest-in-Teesdale, England
These remarkable cascades are the jewels of Upper Tees.
County Durham, England
A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.
Darlington, England
A locomotive made from 185,000 bricks celebrates the town's pioneering railway history.
Copley, England
This industrial chimney looks rather out of place, isolated in the middle of an attractive woodland.
Peterlee, England
This moss-covered boulder is said to be part of a diabolical plant to sabotage the Durham Cathedral's foundation.
Dawdon, England
The fossilized trunk of a tree that grew around 320 million years ago.
Seaham, England
A vortex fountain that seems to rise out of the ground.
Sunderland, England
A museum and gardens with unusual plants and a history of progressive programming for the blind.
Sunderland, England
An enigmatic sculpture depicts a ruined home with debris stretching for over half a mile along the river.
South Shields, England
This sculpture made up of 22 bulbous bronze figures reminds locals of massive Weeble Woobles.
Jarrow, England
Home to the longest wooden escalators in the world.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
A famous pilgrimage site that remains hidden in the midst of a city.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This former burial ground, built atop discarded ballast from cargo ships, is now a public park.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.
Stanley, England
The world’s oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge.