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Duke of Wellington Statue

Glasgow, Scotland

Duke of Wellington Statue

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

Rolling Bridge

London, England

Rolling Bridge

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

Ruins in Dunwich

Dunwich, England

The Lost Town of Dunwich

A village on the east coast of England that has almost completely eroded into the North Sea.

Dover Castle

Dover, England

Dover Castle

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

The "Bridge Over the Atlantic."

Clachan-Seil, Scotland

Clachan Bridge

The "Bridge Over the Atlantic" lets you cross the waterway in mere seconds.

Covent Garden labyrinth.

London, England

London Underground Labyrinths

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

The dragon.

London, England

Temple Bar Memorial Dragon

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

The auroch's skull on display at the Museum of London.

London, England

The Aurochs Skull

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.

Tulip Stairs

London, England

Tulip Stairs

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

The Rocket as preserved in the Science Museum, London

Shildon, England

The ‘Rocket' Locomotive

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

The park in the fall, with Grimaldi's grave visible.

London, England

Joseph Grimaldi Park

An unassuming London park is actually a pilgrimage site for modern clowns.

The view from King Henry's Mound.

London, England

King Henry's Mound

It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.

HMS Alliance Submarine Museum

Gosport, England

HMS Alliance Submarine Museum

This colossal war machine is now a living museum dedicated to underwater warfare.

Wimborne Minster Model Town

Wimborne Minster, England

Wimborne Minster Model Town

This tiny town features a tiny town that acts as a 3D snapshot of the town during the 1950s.

High Force.

Forest-in-Teesdale, England

High Force and Low Force Waterfalls

These remarkable cascades are the jewels of Upper Tees.

Container City on London's Trinity Buoy Wharf.

London, England

Container City

Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.

National Railway Museum York

York, England

National Railway Museum York

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

Toll gate - Table of tolls

Ironbridge, England

The Iron Bridge

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

Buses in the London Transport Museum.

London, England

London Transport Museum

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

The pub's exterior is covered in hundreds of flowers.

London, England

The Churchill Arms

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

St. Mary and All Saints Church's spire.

Chesterfield, England

Chesterfield's Crooked Spire

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

The view from the laboratory.

London, England

Monument to the Great Fire of London

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

Ladybower Reservoir, the largest of the 3 in the chain, and its hypnotic western overflow.

Bamford, England

The Upper Derwent Reservoirs

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

Golden Boy of Pye Corner

London, England

The Golden Boy at Pye Corner

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

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