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24.4521, 32.9284
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Llandudno, Wales
Great Orme Tramway
One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.
53.3272, -3.8356
Conwy, Wales
Quay House, The Smallest House in Great Britain
A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.
53.2824, -3.8286
Green River, Utah
Buckhorn Wash Pictograph Panel
This gallery of prehistoric red ochre art lines the wall of a scenic segment in Utah's San Rafael Swell.
39.1235, -110.6939
Derbyshire, England
Chatsworth House
Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.
53.2279, -1.6121
Halifax, England
Wainhouse Tower
This tallest folly in the world began its life as an elaborate factory chimney.
53.7124, -1.8827
Eyam, England
Eyam Plague Village Museum
Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.
53.2846, -1.6747
Derbyshire, England
Stanage Edge
This iconic Peak District ridge was once one of the busiest roads in medieval Britain.
53.3476, -1.6327
Ripponden, England
Stott Hall Farm
The house in the middle of the motorway.
53.6416, -1.9521
Castleton, England
Peak Cavern's Rope Factory
Some of England's last cave dwellers lived and worked within this huge cave.
53.3407, -1.7789
Buxton, England
Solomon's Temple
This landmark Victorian folly rewards visitors with spectacular views over the Peak District.
53.2427, -1.9228
Derbyshire, England
Blue John Cavern
Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.
53.3455, -1.8036
Manchester, England
The Manchester Bee
Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.
53.4806, -2.2429
Manchester, England
Alan Turing Memorial
Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.
53.4767, -2.2361
Manchester, England
Sifters Record Shop
This small record store was a favorite of Oasis's Noel and Liam Gallagher, who mentioned it in one of their early songs.
53.4213, -2.2168
Northumberland, England
Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum
The first museum in the United Kingdom dedicated to this woodwind instrument.
55.1669, -1.6868
East Lothian, Scotland
Bass Rock
This tiny island is home to the world's largest colony of Northern gannets.
56.0779, -2.6402
Gwynedd, Wales
Portmeirion Village
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
52.9176, -4.0929
Llandudno, Wales
The Great Orme Copper Mines
The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.
53.3310, -3.8504
Isle of Anglesey, Wales
Bryn Celli Ddu
This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.
53.2078, -4.2361
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
53.2211, -4.2099
Beaumaris, Wales
St Seiroil's Well
A holy well believed to have healing powers.
53.3064, -4.0567
Chester, England
Chester Rows
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
53.1902, -2.8891
Todmorden, England
Stoodley Pike Monument
A stone obelisk towering over the surrounding countrysides beckons hikers across the rolling moors.
53.7143, -2.0423
Manchester, England
Circus Tavern
This tiny watering hole claims to have the smallest bar counter in Europe.
53.4778, -2.2400
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