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Gros Piton

Soufriere, Saint Lucia

Gros Piton

The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.

Sulphur Springs

Soufriere, Saint Lucia

Sulphur Springs

Come for the springs; stay for the mud bath.

A view of the stone under the new oak tree.

Minstead, England

The Rufus Stone

A stone, covered in metal, commemorating an event that happened somewhere else a thousand years ago.

Starcross Engine House & Brunel’s Atmospheric Railway

Starcross, England

Starcross Engine House & Brunel’s Atmospheric Railway

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, one of the great Victorian engineers, was the driving force behind the short-lived atmospheric railway.

Exeter Underground Passages

Exeter, England

Exeter's Underground Passages

These medieval tunnels provided water to the city above through centuries of civil war and plague.

Parliament Street Exeter

Exeter, England

Parliament Street

At just 25 inches at its narrowest point, it's one of the tightest streets in the world.

'The End' by Heather Phillipson, 2020.

London, England

The Fourth Plinth

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

The Hurlers.

Minions, England

The Hurlers

Cornish legend says these ancient circles were people turned to stone for playing hurling on a Sunday.

Church of St. Morwenna and St. John the Baptist

Crosstown, England

Church of St. Morwenna and St. John the Baptist

This ancient church, rebuilt at least 3 times, is flanked at all sides by history.

The sign of the village of Westward Ho!, 2007.

Westward Ho!, England

Westward Ho!

How did this lovely seaside English village come by such an unusual name?

The central interior of Leadenhall Market

London, England

Leadenhall Market

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

Delivering goods.

Clovelly, England

The Sledges of Clovelly

Wooden sleds have replaced donkeys to cart goods around this utterly charming car-free village.

Bude Castle

Bude, England

Bude Castle

A quirky "castle" formerly belonging to a famous British inventor.

Bishop Rock from the sea

Isles of Scilly, England

Bishop Rock

At high tide, the base of the lighthouse covers practically every inch of the island.

Two of the ravens at the Tower of London.

London, England

The Tower Ravens

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Robert the Bruce (left) and William Wallace (right) stand guard at the gates.

Edinburgh, Scotland

William Wallace and Robert the Bruce Statues

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

'The Queen' replica on display.

Windsor, England

'The Queen' Locomotive

A replica of the steam engine that hauled Queen Victoria's Royal Train is on display at Windsor.

House in the clouds.

Thorpeness, England

House in the Clouds

Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.

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.

View from inside hutw

Bude, England

Hawker's Hut

A writer's tiny retreat built from salvaged shipwreck timbers.

Mussenden Temple

Coleraine, Northern Ireland

Mussenden Temple

This Italian-style temple replica has been threatening to fall off the Irish coast for hundreds of years.

London Necropolis Railway Station

London, England

London Necropolis Railway Station

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

The vaulted ceiling.

Ely, England

Octagon Tower

A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.

Reality Checkpoint

Cambridge, England

Reality Checkpoint

An ordinary lamppost situated in the middle of Cambridge has an unusual moniker and history.

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