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Square the Block

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Two of the most notable names in automobile history are commemorated at the place where they're said to have first met.

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When the city of Manchester built a new centralized heating network, they did it with style.

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The Haçienda Apartments

This building's name and a plaque are all that's left of what was probably the most important nightclub of the Madchester music scene.

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Manchester, England

The Great Hall within the Royal Exchange

Once called "the biggest room in the world," this Victorian-era hall is so large that it contains a smaller 1970s heptagonal theatre.

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Manchester, England

The Shambles

Two of Manchester’s oldest buildings were moved twice.

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Turin, Italy

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One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

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Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.

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Caza das Vellas Loreto

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

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Conserveira de Lisboa

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

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Carmo Convent Ruins

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

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National Museum of Ancient Art

This little-known national museum houses over 40,000 works of art from across the world.

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Livraria Bertrand

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

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Santa Justa Lift

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

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Leeds, England

Royal Armouries Museum

One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.

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Leeds, England

Horned Helmet of Henry VIII

The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.

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Leeds, England

The Black Prince

This sculpture of Edward of Woodstock is surrounded by eight Victorian lamp bearers.

Named after Ozzy Osbourne.

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Ozzy the Bull

A gigantic mechanical bull rages over unsuspecting passengers at Birmingham’s central station.

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Dublin, Ireland

Dublin Writers Museum

This museum is dedicated to the most famous Irish writers in history.

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Moncloa Lighthouse

Inaugurated three times, this tower offers some of the best views of Madrid.

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Salisbury, England

High Street Gate

This gate served as a small lock-up jail in the 14th century.

Ponds at Barbican Estate.

London, England

The Barbican Estate

This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.

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London, England

Michael Faraday Memorial

Shiny Brutalist box commemorates a pioneer of electricity and houses a railway transformer.

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London, England

Wellington Arch

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

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