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Train heading south into the Clayton Tunnel

Brighton, England

Clayton Tunnel North Portal

This tunnel entrance is built to resemble a grand castle but no one is quite sure why.

Some of the 11 million bricks

Sussex, England

Ouse Valley Viaduct Bridge

The elegant structure of this 19th century railroad bridge creates an illusion of infinity.

The Devil's Punchbowl, empty.

Thetford, England

The Devil's Punchbowl

A mysterious crater-like pond has a spooky tendency to empty and fill with complete disregard to rainfall patterns.

House in the clouds.

Thorpeness, England

House in the Clouds

Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.

Plesiosaur.

London, England

Mary Anning's Plesiosaur

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

The abbey ruins.

County Durham, England

Egglestone Abbey

A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.

Waterfalls at Rouken Glen Park.

Glasgow, Scotland

Rouken Glen Park Waterfalls

These semi-natural waterfalls hint at the park's Victorian-era industrial past.

Brown Hart Gardens

London, England

Brown Hart Gardens

It is still illegal to "quarrel" at this unlikely urban oasis built on top of an electrical substation.

The Oval Space.

London, England

The Oval Space

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

Mathematical Bridge.

Cambridge, England

Mathematical Bridge

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

Vale Street.

Bristol, England

Vale Street

England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.

Cliveden's interior.

Cliveden Estate, England

Cliveden Hotel

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

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.

Woodhenge

Salisbury, England

Woodhenge

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.

Bunker broadcast room

Airdrie, Scotland

Scotland's Secret Bunker

A nuclear bunker built to shelter the politicians and important people of Scotland in case of nuclear attack.

2016's theme: puffins!

Baltasound, Scotland

Bobby's Bus Shelter

This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.

Biddulph Grange

Biddulph, England

Biddulph Grange

This fantastical and eclectic English garden takes its inspiration from Egypt, China, the occult and more.

Madeira Lift

Brighton, England

Madeira Lift

Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.

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.

Urine Deflectors of Fleet Street

London, England

Urine Deflectors of Fleet Street

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

York Water Gate.

London, England

York Water Gate

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

Mary Rose Museum

Portsmouth, England

Mary Rose

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

Alan Turing Memorial

Manchester, England

Alan Turing Memorial

Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.

Beatrix Potter Garden

Birnam, Scotland

Beatrix Potter Garden

This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.

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