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Memorial to Homosexuals Persecuted Under Nazism

Berlin, Germany

Memorial to Homosexuals Persecuted Under Nazism

A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.

Tempelhof postcard, ca early 1960's

Berlin, Germany

Tempelhof Airport

Berlin's old airport.

Long Meg and Her Daughters

Penrith, England

Long Meg and Her Daughters

Legends say this red sandstone monolith and the dozens of smaller boulders that surround it were once a coven of witches—before a Scottish wizard turned them all to stone.

Looking out of the caves

Penrith, England

Lacy's Caves

A series of idealized caves carved to entertain guests.

Stone Circle at Castlerigg with the mountain Blencathra in the background

Keswick, England

Castlerigg Stone Circle

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

Hundred Year Stone

Keswick, England

Hundred Year Stone

This unusual sculpture is sometimes partially, sometimes fully, submerged.

The Bowder Stone

Borrowdale, England

The Bowder Stone

A 2,000-ton rock resting in a state of a delicate balance.

Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum

Northumberland, England

Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum

The first museum in the United Kingdom dedicated to this woodwind instrument.

England's largest independent library outside London.

Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Lit & Phil

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle

Newcastle upon Tyne, England

The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

The monument.

Houghton le Spring, England

Penshaw Monument

The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.

Wings set against a sunny sky

Gateshead, England

The Angel of the North

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

The Pickering Parish Church

Pickering, England

Church of St. Peter & St. Paul

Remarkable medieval wall paintings decorate this 12th-century, dog-friendly church.

Allerton Castle.

Allerton Mauleverer, England

Allerton Castle

This Gothic Revival castle used as a shooting location for "The Secret Garden" and other films.

Inside Coldstones Cut.

Harrogate, England

Coldstones Cut

A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.

National Glass Centre

Sunderland, England

National Glass Centre

A museum pays tribute to the glass-making industry of Sunderland.

Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Sunderland, England

Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

A museum and gardens with unusual plants and a history of progressive programming for the blind.

Tommy.

Seaham, England

'Eleven 'O' One'

Locals affectionately dubbed this World War I memorial "Tommy."

The Butter Market

Barnard Castle, England

The Butter Market

This building was once a town hall, a fire station, a prison, a dairy market, and the target for two marksmen.

The Silver Swan

Barnard Castle, England

The Silver Swan

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

The abbey ruins.

County Durham, England

Egglestone Abbey

A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.

The Brick Train of Darlington.

Darlington, England

Brick Train

A locomotive made from 185,000 bricks celebrates the town's pioneering railway history.

Mother Shipton's Cave and the Petrifying Well

England

Mother Shipton's Cave and the Petrifying Well

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

Oldest Sweet Shop in England

Pateley Bridge, England

Oldest Sweet Shop in England

The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

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