Southend-on-Sea, England
Cranfield's Curiosity Cabinet
A magnificent menagerie of oddities, including taxidermy cryptids.
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Southend-on-Sea, England
A magnificent menagerie of oddities, including taxidermy cryptids.
Gosport, England
This colossal war machine is now a living museum dedicated to underwater warfare.
London, England
Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.
London, England
It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.
London, England
A relic from one of London's worst 19th-century slums.
London, England
The Egyptian-inspired last resting place of Lord Kilmorey.
Guildford, England
The remains of the oldest synagogue in Britain lay forgotten for seven centuries, hidden under a humble shop.
Exmouth, England
Two women with a flair for both adventure and artful clutter created this singular round home.
Wick, Scotland
The world's shortest street was created by an awkwardly placed hotel.
Dover, England
One of the oldest seagoing boats in the world can be found at the Dover Museum.
Ratlinghope, England
A quiet country churchyard holds a monument to the last known sin-eater in England.
Swansea, Wales
Quirky Welsh observatory unites art and science.
Woking, England
An enormous alien invades Woking, England, as an homage to the H.G. Wells classic 'The War of the Worlds.'
Woolfardisworthy, England
The world's largest collection of garden gnomes lives among the trees and wildflowers on this woodland reserve.
Spalding, England
"The Donut" was built as part of an expensive, ill-fated engineering endeavor.
Sandown, England
This purpose-built dinosaur museum is shaped like a pterodactyl and holds fossils that were found in its very village.
West Lothian, Scotland
This hill nestled in the Scottish lowlands was a ritual site for over 4,000 years.
Saddell, Scotland
Originally intended as a temporary installation, this sculpture is now a permanent part of a stunning Scottish beach.
Whitby, England
The remains of the concrete ship can be seen during low tide.
Saint Helens, England
Giant statue of a disembodied head.
Oxford, England
A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.
London, England
Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.
Brighton, England
The natural history museum displaying the British bird collections and dioramas of Edward Booth, free of charge.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
This tiny train shuttles passengers to one of Northern Ireland's most spectacular sights.