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Waterloo, England

'Another Place'

A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.

Victorian tombs.

Nottingham, England

Church Cemetery

A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.

The Halifax gibbet

Halifax, England

The Halifax Gibbet

A copy of the brutal decapitation device that predated the French Guillotine by about 200 years.

The elaborate top of the tower.

Halifax, England

Wainhouse Tower

This tallest folly in the world began its life as an elaborate factory chimney.

One at a time, please...

Halifax, England

Warley Museum

Probably the smallest museum in the world, housed in a disused phone booth.

Piece Hall.

Halifax, England

Piece Hall

This Georgian architectural masterpiece is the only cloth hall left in Britain.

Shibden Hall.

Halifax, England

Shibden Hall

This centuries-old mansion was the home of the noted 19th-century diarist Anne Lister (aka “Gentleman Jack”).

Conwy Suspension Bridge

Conwy, Wales

Conwy Suspension Bridge

One of the oldest suspension bridges in the world blends in perfectly with a medieval castle.

Deganwy Castle

Deganwy, Wales

Deganwy Castle

This ancient castle has been abandoned since the Edwardian conquest of Wales.

St Tudno's Church

Llandudno, Wales

St Tudno's Church

This 6th-century church honors St. Tudno, the patron saint of Llandudno.

The tramway.

Llandudno, Wales

Great Orme Tramway

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

Alice Liddell's fictional likeness lives on in literary memory.

Llandudno, Wales

Alice in Wonderland Town Trail

In a resort town where the real Alice spent her summer holidays, iconic characters create a curious trail.

Lawnswood Cemetery.

Leeds, England

Lawnswood Cemetery

This Victorian graveyard in Leeds is a macabre collection of beautiful tombs and memorials.

Kirkstall Abbey.

Kirkstall, England

Kirkstall Abbey

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

The Pennine Tower.

Lancashire, England

Pennine Tower

This abandoned Brutalist tower looming over the M6 Motorway once featured a restaurant.

Windy Hill transmitter

Ripponden, England

Windy Hill

The longest cutting on the M62 contains some surprises—though it's best to leave the motorway to appreciate them.

Wollaton Hall in the snow.

Nottingham, England

Wollaton Hall

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

Replicas of the original effigies to Bastet.

London, England

Black Cats of Carreras Cigarette Factory

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

The Hardy Tree
Permanently Closed

London, England

The Hardy Tree

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

The Mad Hatter's Tea Party

Warrington, England

The Mad Hatter's Tea Party

In Warrington’s Golden Square, it's always tea time.

A destination for Wonderland-loving pilgrims.

Daresbury, England

All Saints’ Church, Daresbury

Visit the birthplace of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, poet and author of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.'

Emley Moor mast

Emley, England

Emley Moor Transmitter Tower

The tallest freestanding structure in the United Kingdom.

Lucky Dog of Todmorden

Todmorden, England

Lucky Dog of Todmorden

This life-sized sculpture has gained a reputation for bringing luck to anybody who touches it.

Stott Hall Farm

Ripponden, England

Stott Hall Farm

The house in the middle of the motorway.

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