Balcombe, England
Wings Museum
This WWII aircraft museum presents its wrecks like taxidermy, complete with recreations of the crash sites.
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Balcombe, England
This WWII aircraft museum presents its wrecks like taxidermy, complete with recreations of the crash sites.
Brighton, England
The remnants of a strange stilted building on rails can still be seen at low tide.
Firbank, England
The abandoned railway bridge stands hidden in the farmland of rural Cumbria.
Southampton, England
A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.
Shoreham-by-Sea, England
This tiny 1930s Art Deco airport is a beautiful remnant of a bygone era.
Carrbridge, Scotland
Designed to allow funerals to proceed over the River Dulnain.
Folkestone, England
One English town's celebratory landmark spurred more trouble than anticipated.
Dunnet, Scotland
The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.
Chapel-le-Dale, England
This incredible viaduct was part of the Victorian railway boom and helped the Midland Railway navigate tough terrain.
Preston, England
Everyone's favorite clay duo immortalized in bronze.
London, England
Outside of one of Britain's most renowned social clubs, a step installed specifically for the Duke.
Lewes, England
Both church and state get put to the torch in this annual festival in the "Bonfire Capital of the World."
Brighton, England
Half-drowned wooden stumps and stone blocks are all that remain of a Victorian landing that was destroyed by storms.
Shireoaks, England
This centuries-old canal known as the Cuckoo Dyke has a staircase of locks suitable for a giant.
Borrowdale, England
A 2,000-ton rock resting in a state of a delicate balance.
Folkestone, England
A winding cave grotto walkway built to provide employment for veterans after World War I.
Brighton, England
This concept building is the UK's first attempt at making a permanent structure of nothing but trash.
London, England
Preserved behind glass, the ruins of a medieval building used to store human remains.
Liverpool, England
Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.
London, England
This striking statue brings a scene from the African savannah into central London.
Durham, England
An abandoned tower once used to study the cosmos hides within a thicket of greenery.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.
Haslingden, England
At night, the enormous sculpture looks like a UFO hovering above the English hills.
Sandown, England
This purpose-built dinosaur museum is shaped like a pterodactyl and holds fossils that were found in its very village.