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The abbey today.

Barrow-in-Furness, England

Furness Abbey

What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.

The Eagle is among the best-known pubs in Cambridge.

Cambridge, England

The Eagle

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

St. Mary and All Saints Church's spire.

Chesterfield, England

Chesterfield's Crooked Spire

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

The Iron Bridge

Ironbridge, England

The Iron Bridge

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

Mathematical Bridge.

Cambridge, England

Mathematical Bridge

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

Barter Books.

Alnwick, England

Barter Books

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.

Skeleton.

Salisbury, England

The Skeletons of Stonehenge

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

Tower Bridge Chimney.

London, England

Tower Bridge Chimney

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

Wings set against a sunny sky

Gateshead, England

The Angel of the North

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

Plesiosaur.

London, England

Mary Anning's Plesiosaur

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

Sham Castle

Bath, England

Sham Castle

Don't be fooled by this fake medieval facade even if it is almost 300 years old.

West Pier

Brighton, England

West Pier

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Families can get up close and personal with the endangered animals.

Stoke-on-Trent, England

Trentham Monkey Forest

An open air haven for tropical monkeys in the damp moors of the English country.

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.

Westbury White Horse

Bratton, England

Westbury White Horse

A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.

Cliveden's interior.

Cliveden Estate, England

Cliveden Hotel

Luxurious hotel designed to stir the imagination of its many visitors.

View of the house with the apple tree in the foreground.

Grantham, England

Woolsthorpe Manor

Isaac Newton's former home, where the famous apple tree still stands.

Heritage plaque marking home of Alfred Hitchcock.

London, England

Alfred Hitchcock's London Flat

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

Mad Alice Lane.

York, England

The Snickelways of York

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

York Water Gate.

London, England

York Water Gate

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

Dockey Wood Bluebells

Tring, England

Dockey Wood Bluebells

Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.

The Banqueting Room

Brighton, England

The Royal Pavilion

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

The Nutshell

Bury Saint Edmunds, England

The Nutshell Pub

The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.

The execution ax and block.

London, England

The Executioner's Ax

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

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