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Kookaracha

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Kookaracha is an explorer of all things kooky and off the well-trodden path. Originally from a small town near Liverpool, she now lives in Moscow, Russia with a small menagerie of birds. She is fascinated by the dystopic and decayed

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Sculpture inside Meadow Mill.

Greenfield, Wales

Greenfield Valley Heritage Park

This park is home to a collection of important industrial and religious sites.

Lenin greets visitors in front of the Central Pavilion

Moscow, Russia

Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy

This newly renovated Soviet-era outdoor exhibition center is bigger than the principality of Monaco.

The monument.

Moscow, Russia

Monument to Yuri Gagarin

This massive monument honors the first human in space.

Peter the Great statue.

Moscow, Russia

Peter the Great Statue

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

Golden Brains

Moscow, Russia

The 'Golden Brains'

Some Moscow residents once claimed the bizarre, contorted mass of metal on top of the building was used to manipulate minds.

Monument to the Conquerors of Space.

Moscow, Russia

Monument to the Conquerors of Space

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

Museum exterior

Tring, England

Natural History Museum at Tring

The incredible private taxidermy collection of an eccentric zoologist.

St Mary's Church

Hemel Hempstead, England

St Mary's Church

Home to one of the tallest church spires in Europe, this historic church once played host to King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.

Bee

Manchester, England

The Manchester Bee

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

Algerian Coffee Stores

London, England

Algerian Coffee Stores

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

The old Martins Bank in Liverpool.

Liverpool, England

Martins Bank Building

Most of Britain's gold reserve was secretly stashed here after the start of World War II.

Sanctuary Stone

Liverpool, England

Sanctuary Stone

This stone once marked the boundaries of Liverpool's medieval markets.

The Prague Metronome slicing through summer skies. (Macskafaraok/Flickr)

Prague, Czechia

Prague Metronome

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

Oxford Castle & Prison

Oxford, England

Oxford Castle & Prison

This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.

The pub is best known as being a meeting spot of the Inklings.
Permanently Closed

Oxford, England

The Eagle and Child

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

A Monument to Vimto

Manchester, England

A Monument to Vimto

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

Historic Reading Room

Manchester, England

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

Marine Aquarium under the Palm House at Kew Gardens.
Permanently Closed

London, England

Kew Gardens Underground Aquarium

A marine aquarium with an astounding variety of fish hides in the basement beneath the famous Palm House.

The Calder Stones. (Geograph)

Liverpool, England

The Calderstones

Six neolithic sandstone boulders remaining from a dolmen.

Exterior.

Liverpool, England

Western Approaches Museum

The grand complex of buildings that comprise Liverpool's Exchange Flags includes a vast World War II bunker that has been frozen in time.

'Penelope' Sculpture

Liverpool, England

'Penelope' Sculpture

This whimsical public art installation is a unique homage to Liverpool's industrial heritage.

Gwrych Castle.

Abergele, Wales

Gwrych Castle

After years of slow decline, a derelict Gothic castle is now being restored to life.

The Gamble room.

London, England

Victoria & Albert Museum Dining Rooms

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

Wapping Old Stairs at low tide.

London, England

Site of Execution Dock

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

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