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New Hall Inn (The Hole in t' Wall)

Bowness-on-Windermere, England

New Hall Inn (The Hole in t' Wall)

This 17th-century pub once had a hole in its wall so the neighboring blacksmith could easily access beer.

Hardknott Roman Fort

Holmrook, England

Hardknott Roman Fort

One of the highest Roman forts in Britain is set amid dramatic scenery on a notoriously difficult road.

Dove Cottage

Grasmere, England

Dove Cottage

This charming English house was once the home of England's most famous poet.

Merzbarn

Elterwater, England

Merzbarn

The sculptural remains of the last home of a legendary Dada artist.

The largest of Longmire's Rocks.

Ecclerigg, England

Longmire's Rocks

These curious rocks located in the Lake District include several strange inscriptions of famous names.

George Air Force Base. (Benedict Siegel/Atlas Obscura)

Victorville, California

George Air Force Base

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

Bath Road Heronry Photographers

Peninsula, Ohio

Bath Road Heronry

Beside a busy highway, a colony of Great Blue Herons raises hundreds of offspring each year.

Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad

Peninsula, Ohio

Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad

A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.

Tugboat Graveyard

Staten Island, New York

Tugboat Graveyard

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

Close-up on the work on one of the ships (www.jungle.eu)

Gaddani, Pakistan

Ship Breaking Yard of Gadani

The third largest ship breaking yard in the world has created an eerie shipping graveyard in southern Pakistan.

The Totem Pole

Fortescue, Australia

Totem Pole

Many rock climbers have come to conquer this slender sea stack, with various degrees of success.

Cape Pillar Sea Cliffs

Tasman Island, Australia

Cape Pillar Sea Cliffs

The tallest sea cliffs on the Southern Hemisphere are a climber's worst nightmare.

The Prison Cell of Ludger Sylbaris

Saint-Pierre, Martinique

The Prison Cell of Ludger Sylbaris

The cell which saved the life of Ludger Sylbaris, "the man who lived through Doomsday."

Memorial plaque for the pilots.

West Vancouver, British Columbia

Mount Strachan Crash Site and Memorial

The scattered debris of a T-33 Canadian naval jet crash from 1963 now stands as a memorial.

The wreckage and memorial.

Greenville, Maine

B52 Crash Site

The debris forms a solemn memorial to those who died in a 1963 accident.

The crushing stone

Hope Valley, England

Horse-Powered Ore Crusher

These crude contraptions were used to aid in the mining of lead, silver and gold.

The memorial marker is alongside the Derwent Dam.

Hope Valley, England

Memorial to Tip the Faithful Sheepdog

The heroic tale of a remarkable pup who refused to leave her master's side, no matter what.

B-29 ‘Over Exposed’ Crash Site

Glossop, England

B-29 'Over Exposed' Crash Site

The wreck of a B-29 Superfortress now stands as a memorial left in the moors.

Goathland Station

Goathland, England

Goathland Station

Harry Potter’s Hogsmeade Station is also a charming blast from the past situated in North Yorkshire.

Carnforth Railway Station

Carnforth, England

Carnforth Railway Station

Inside this station, the 1945 film "Brief Encounter" is played on a loop daily.

Shell in the house.

Whitby, England

Bombardment Garden

The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.

Carrickfergus Tank

Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland

Churchill Tank

A restored World War II Churchill Mark VII Tank now stands guard in Carrickfergus.

The barracks.

Recsk, Hungary

Recsk National Memorial Park

For decades, Hungary's Communist Party insisted this gulag had never existed.

Mausoleum of Yugoslav Soldiers

Olomouc, Czechia

Mausoleum of Yugoslav Soldiers

This almost a century old piece of architecture had been overlooked by most, except for the drunk and the homeless

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