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A Murals Fest mural.

Prestonpans, Scotland

Prestonpans Murals

The medley of artwork tells the history of this Scottish town.

Preston Cross

Prestonpans, Scotland

Preston Market Cross

Reportedly the "most handsome" market cross in Scotland.

Graves next to the kirk.

North Berwick, Scotland

St Andrew's Kirk Ports

The ruins of the second of three churches dedicated to the saint in a touristic Scottish town.

Lindisfarne Causeway

Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England

Pilgrims Way to Holy Island

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

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Thirsk, England

Red Telephone Box Graveyard

The ghosts of Britain's telecommunication past sit rusting away in a small village in England.

The old Martins Bank in Liverpool.

Liverpool, England

Martins Bank Building

Most of Britain's gold reserve was secretly stashed here after the start of World War II.

Chapel ruins and tombolo in the background.

Bigton, Scotland

St Ninian's Chapel

This former chapel resides on an island connected to the mainland by one of Shetland's iconic beachy tombolos.

Hill O' Many Stanes

Mid Clyth, Scotland

Hill O' Many Stanes

A collection of short standing stones covers this hillside.

The Bridge to Nowhere

Outer Hebrides, Scotland

The Bridge to Nowhere

A failed infrastructure project now owns this unique moniker.

The double arches of Dulsie Bridge.

Nairn, Scotland

Dulsie Bridge

One of the most spectacular 18th-century bridges in Scotland.

Dun Dornaigil broch.

Alltnacaillich, Scotland

Dun Dornaigil Broch

Unusually, this ancient Iron Age broch has never been excavated.

Ossian's Hall of Mirrors

Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Ossian's Hall of Mirrors

Described by William Wordsworth as a "World of Wonder."

A teeny climber on top of the Old Man of Hoy.

Orkney, Scotland

Old Man of Hoy

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

Wings set against a sunny sky

Gateshead, England

The Angel of the North

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

Temple to Antenociticus

Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Benwell Roman Temple

This Roman archeological site is hidden amid a 1930s housing estate.

The wine cellars.

Waddesdon, England

Waddesdon Manor Wine Cellars

The luxurious English estate houses the world’s largest private collection of French Rothschild wines.

The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle

Newcastle upon Tyne, England

The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

Thomas Bewick Bust

Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Thomas Bewick Bust

This sculpture commemorates a naturalist and an illustrator whose work was a forerunner to modern field guides.

Dunston Staiths

Gateshead, England

Dunston Staiths

The largest timber structure in Europe.

St. Peter's Church.

Sunderland, England

St. Peter's Church

One of England's oldest stone churches and the birthplace of the "father of English history."

Charybdis Fountain

Seaham, England

Charybdis Fountain

A vortex fountain that seems to rise out of the ground.

Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Sunderland, England

Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

A museum and gardens with unusual plants and a history of progressive programming for the blind.

Causey Arch

Stanley, England

Causey Arch

The world’s oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge.

"Terris Novalis."

Consett, England

'Terris Novalis'

These giant sculptures are supported by a bizarre menagerie of feet.

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