Axmouth, England
Axmouth Bridge
The oldest standing concrete bridge in England was also constructed as a work of art.
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Axmouth, England
The oldest standing concrete bridge in England was also constructed as a work of art.
Lyme Regis, England
A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.
Lyme Regis, England
A beautiful bronze statue of the greatest fossil hunter of the 19th century.
London, England
The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.
London, England
This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.
London, England
These stained-glass windows are all that remains of a building that was the target of one of the biggest explosions in London after World War II.
London, England
The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.
London, England
The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.
Cleethorpes, England
This tiny business claims to be "the smallest pub on the planet."
Whitby, England
The remains of the concrete ship can be seen during low tide.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Whitby, England
These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
Whitby, England
The much-beloved mascot of a local museum.
Whitby, England
The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.
Whitby, England
A monument to the real explorer and bear who inspired characters in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'
Whitby, England
These carved, weathered stones once gave mail carriers and pub goers a leg up.
Whitby, England
These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England
This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.
Hartlepool, England
The oldest warship in Europe is still afloat.
Pateley Bridge, England
The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.
Birstall, England
A museum in the form of Elizabethan house dressed as its 17th century iteration was used as sets for the 2009 Wuthering Heights TV series and as the home of the leader of the Gupowder Plot.
Emley, England
The tallest freestanding structure in the United Kingdom.
Sheffield, England
An enormous steel waterfall is a nod to the substance that shaped Britain's Steel City.
Sheffield, England
One of the last doorless, continuously moving elevators still in use in the U.K.