Perth, Australia
The Perth Mint
This Western Australian mint was established during the height of the Australian gold rush.
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Perth, Australia
This Western Australian mint was established during the height of the Australian gold rush.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.
Ruthin, Wales
This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.
Bures, England
A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.
Essex, England
The history of this famed tree ranges from an 18th-century highway robber, to the Scout Association.
Essex, England
This crumbling coast and its teetering tower are literally filled with history, but they are also at great risk of becoming history themselves.
Manningtree, England
This sculpture pays homage to Shakespeare and his reference to a Manningtree tradition.
Essex, England
This wooden effigy believed to be King Charles I hung for centuries outside an inn and was mistaken for a deity.
Rayleigh, England
This octagonal cottage is the smallest and the oldest council house in the United Kingdom.
Stansted, England
Thrilling and delicious complement to any dining experience.
Braintree, England
You won't find these curiously named passageways anywhere else in England.
Ongar, England
This historic franken-chapel is the oldest wooden church in the world, at least part of it.
Great Dunmow, England
An English artist has turned an unassuming ex-council house into a time-lost house of mystery.
Southend-on-Sea, England
A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.
Colchester, England
Centuries later, the victims of Great Britain's greatest hysteria are finally being remembered.