Middlesbrough, England
'Temenos'
This enormous sculpture honors an English town's engineering and industrial heritage
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Middlesbrough, England
This enormous sculpture honors an English town's engineering and industrial heritage
Oakham, England
Hundreds of huge, centuries-old horseshoes adorn the walls of this nontraditional 12th-century castle.
Kiplingcotes, England
You don't have to be a professional jockey to ride in Britain's oldest horse race.
Johnstone, Scotland
Learn local history while picking up groceries at this museum tucked inside a supermarket.
Aldbury, England
A relic of medieval punishment marks the center of this quintessential English village.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Celebrated in poem, this tiny hidden cemetery has a big and grisly history.
Larne, Northern Ireland
A beloved pet is buried in among the many old and famous residents of a Northern Ireland cemetery.
London, England
A mineral spring that became all the rage in 17th-century England.
Whitehaven, England
The final resting place of George Washington's Grandma.
Tattingstone, England
An 18th-century estate owner thought these cottages were an eyesore, so he artfully disguised them as a church.
Southport, England
This unique collection of lawnmowers includes vintage blueprints and automatic robot mowers.
Worthing, England
It was once the longest continuously running cinema in the United Kingdom.
Workington, England
This unique sculptural clock transforms into a periscope every hour.
Middlesbrough, England
The final resting place of a celebrated First Nations man who traveled through England with a snake oil salesman.
Leighton Buzzard, England
Model aircraft soar over 360-degree views of the countryside at the start of England's oldest road.
Larne, Northern Ireland
A tribute to a vessel involved in the notorious Larne gun-running.
Wakefield, England
A tiny chapel perched along a 14th-century bridge.
Malmesbury, England
The influential philosopher's old residence is commemorated in a small English town.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.
Castle Douglas, Scotland
The former seat of power for the Balliol dynasty.
Bristol, England
A 142-foot-tall Q-tip on Bristol's skyline.
Ledburn, England
The site of the notorious Great Train Robbery of £2.6 million, one of the biggest heists in English history.
Southwell, England
In the U.K., a historic workhouse shines a light on the early, harsh treatment of the poor.
Chastleton, England
Where the rules of that most quintessentially English game were first devised by an eccentric inventor.