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The Llandoger Trow.

Bristol, England

The Llandoger Trow

A historic, reportedly haunted pub that provided inspiration for several famous adventure novels.

Some of the wall and ceiling panels on display.

Alnwick, England

The RMS Olympic Dining Room

This restaurant was removed from the famed sister ship of the Titanic and placed within a hotel.

The monument.

Houghton le Spring, England

Penshaw Monument

The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.

The Corpus Christi Clock illuminated at dusk

Cambridge, England

Corpus Clock & Chronophage

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

The South Front and the South Lawn with the Seahorse Fountain. The exterior steps are a 19th century replacement for the original horseshoe shaped steps. (Wikimedia Commons)

Bakewell, England

Chatsworth House

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

There are 4 miles of winding paths throughout the sculpture

Cramlington, England

Northumberlandia: Lady of the North

A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.

The Cerne Abbas Giant

Cerne Abbas, England

The Cerne Abbas Giant

Giant naked man on a hillside.

Mathematical Bridge.

Cambridge, England

Mathematical Bridge

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

Fortnum & Mason emerging

London, England

The Fortnum & Mason Clock

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

The Island, Newquay

Newquay, England

The Island, Newquay

Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.

Mad Alice Lane.

York, England

The Snickelways of York

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

Tower Bridge’s Dead Man’s Hole

London, England

Tower Bridge’s Dead Man’s Hole

This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.

Clifton Rocks Railway

Bristol, England

Clifton Rocks Railway

The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.

The elephant sculpture by Kendra Haste.

London, England

The Tower of London Menagerie

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

The imposing approach to the Scar.

Malham, England

Gordale Scar

A long, winding trek rewards you with a gorge so captivating it inspired a painting in the Tate.

Uffington White Horse.

Faringdon, England

Uffington White Horse

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

The view from the laboratory.

London, England

Monument to the Great Fire of London

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

Tower Bridge Chimney.

London, England

Tower Bridge Chimney

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

Malham Cove

Skipton, England

Malham Cove

Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.

Golden Hinde in London

London, England

Replica of the Golden Hinde

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

Replicas of the original effigies to Bastet.

London, England

Black Cats of Carreras Cigarette Factory

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

Bolton Strid

Skipton, England

Bolton Strid

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

Grasshopper.

London, England

Signs of Old Lombard Street

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

Water still flows through

London, England

Traitors' Gate

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

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