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Despite being 30 miles from the coast, this suburb is home to a lighthouse thanks to a permitting loophole.

The last gas-lit cinema in the United Kingdom, and perhaps the world.

This unusual gravestone was crafted for cricket lover and master bat maker William Oates Sykes.

This century-old, single-screen cinema still puts a 1937 Compton organ to good use.

A unique sculpture park that features the works of several famed artists.

One of the trees in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens is actually a World War II memorial, and it's made of metal.

This haunted 17th-century pub was moved to a new city when it was already almost 300 years old.

This statue of an everyday cleaning tool sits proud upon a plinth in Manchester's coolest quarter.

This life-sized sculpture has gained a reputation for bringing luck to anybody who touches it.

A lavish Victorian mansion wound up inheriting a gruesome reputation that would be its demise.

Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.

Slovenia's first mosque is a striking mix of Islamic and modernist architecture.

Strange rumors surround the artist who created these solemn metal guard dogs.

Apparently, Hell has waterfalls in Slovenia.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."

A crumbling World War I fort that is reached through a series of concrete tunnels.

An unmistakable facial pareidolia in the Julian Alps also includes a fantastic tale.

On a small Slovenian island, diners can mix and match a classic cake into dozens of sweet and savory flavor combinations.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

Nibble as you learn about Slovenia's longstanding tradition of making beautiful honey cookies.

A working-class suburb has become an open-air art museum dedicated to a local poet and hero of the Spanish Civil War.

The second largest palm grove in Europe was planted during Moorish times and has been largely unchanged since then.

This magnificent white pagoda was constructed to resemble a sacred Buddhist mountain.