Brighton, England
The Royal Pavilion
Regency-era excess on the English Coast.
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Brighton, England
Regency-era excess on the English Coast.
Brighton, England
One fisherman has used his love of pebbles and shore to create a crazy garden of rocky art.
Brighton, England
Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.
Sandgate, England
This Tudor-era castle was once part of King Henry VIII's plan to protect England from invasion.
Sandgate, England
In a small Kentish seaside stands the former home of one of the greatest science-fiction writers.
Dover, England
One of the oldest seagoing boats in the world can be found at the Dover Museum.
West Malling, England
A Neolithic burial site built 1,000 years before Stonehenge.
Offham, England
Horsemen once used this tilting post during jousting practice.
Rochester, England
This foreboding medieval castle was twice besieged by barons rebelling against the English king.
Medway, England
This abandoned gun tower was built to defend the River Thames from a French naval attack.
Blue Bell Hill, England
The Neolithic megalith was one of the first archaeological ruins protected by the British government.
Haverhill, England
A large piece of modern art makes this roundabout the only one in the world with its own laser.
Cambridge, England
A 4,000-year-old burial site hides behind a roadside Burger King.
Ely, England
A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.
Ely, England
This striking steel sculpture transforms environmental data into art.
Littleport, England
An unlikely connection between a little English town and the most famous brand of American motorcycles.
Thursford, England
A large collection of steam engines, organs, and fairground attractions.
Denver, England
This little-known hero has been protecting "The Fens" for close to 400 years, and now from its most powerful challenger yet: climate change.
Spalding, England
"The Donut" was built as part of an expensive, ill-fated engineering endeavor.
Hunstanton, England
All that remains of the fishing-vessel-turned-warship is its weathered hull.
Bristol, England
Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.
Bristol, England
A plaque claims this artwork outside a children's hospital was used in the 1998 Quidditch World Cup.
St Paul's, England
A unique sculpture cemetery dedicated to the region's defunct businesses.
Bristol, England
An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.