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Henfield, England
The Cat House
This Tudor cottage is adorned with many canary-clasping cats, which originally served as a reminder to a local clergyman of his pet's murderous ways.
50.9326, -0.2755
Wiltshire, England
Stonehenge
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
51.1797, -1.8265
Boscastle, England
The Museum of Witchcraft & Magic
The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.
50.6890, -4.6920
Cornwall, England
St Michael's Mount
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
50.1168, -5.4776
Osmington, England
Osmington White Horse
Want to properly offend a king? Sculpt a giant hill figure in chalk of him riding out of town.
50.6578, -2.4044
Cerne Abbas, England
The Cerne Abbas Giant
Giant naked man on a hillside.
50.8137, -2.4746
Bath, England
Pulteney Weir
This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.
51.3827, -2.3575
Tintagel, England
Merlin’s Cave
It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.
50.6683, -4.7594
Cheddar, England
The Cheddar Man and Cannibals Museum
Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.
51.2819, -2.7659
Devon, England
Wistman’s Wood
This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.
50.5816, -3.9592
Devon, England
Hound Tor
Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.
50.5970, -3.7780
Exeter, England
House That Moved
Old Tudor home moved on thick iron rails to a new spot.
50.7202, -3.5347
Lyme Regis, England
Mary Anning’s Grave
The final resting place of a once-unsung hero of paleontology.
50.7258, -2.9320
Lyme Regis, England
Lyme Regis Museum
A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.
50.7246, -2.9323
Charmouth, England
Charmouth Beach
Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.
50.7334, -2.9020
Budapest, Hungary
Terror Háza
Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.
47.5068, 19.0653
Gateshead, England
The Angel of the North
Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.
54.9129, -1.5863
Oslo, Norway
'Santa'
A bold and controversial statue of a Christmas icon, blending adult undertones with playful humor, stands year-round in a traffic circle.
59.9024, 10.7671
Oslo, Norway
Oslo Opera House
The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.
59.9081, 10.7512
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Red Light Secrets
This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.
52.3737, 4.8990
Dorset, England
Badbury Rings
An Iron Age hill fort turned scenic nature park.
50.8263, -2.0535
Dorset, England
Old Harry Rocks
65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.
50.6426, -1.9228
Dorset, England
Tyneham Ghost Village
In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.
50.6226, -2.1684
Edinburgh, Scotland
National Monument of Scotland
A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."
55.9548, -3.1819
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