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A statue honoring Frank Sidebottom, a beloved cartoon figure from Timperley.

Every July, men dressed as giant crows dance around a scarecrow who comes to life.

This Cheshire museum has cuckoo clocks, a rare pipe organ and vintage motorbikes. But mostly cuckoo clocks.

Near Birmingham, England three and a half miles of top-secret tunnels housed a World War II “shadow factory” and a Cold War nuclear bunker.

These medieval monastery ruins are surprisingly overlooked by most tourists.

This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.

Mysterious stone faces line a hidden path great for seeing wildflowers, bird watching, and rock climbing.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

This whimsical, unique clock has been entertaining shoppers for well over 20 years.

This bizarre English competition answers the important question: how many worms can YOU coax out of the ground?

An 18th century monument regularly tagged with unsettling graffiti referencing a 1940s unsolved murder.

Inside this chapel, Victorian jailers took the separate system to new levels.

A folly built to satisfy a gentleman's bet that he could drive his horses through the eye of a needle.

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

The UK's largest private house was the subject of a long-lasting political dispute.

This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.

An oddly shaped tower built to mark the acquittal of Admiral Keppel in a controversial 1770s case.

This reconstructed ancient fort was home to one of the few horse training rings in the Roman Empire.

An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.

One of the earliest large-scale "hyper" roofs in the U.K. is now a derelict roadside attraction.

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.