Oxford, England
Oxford Museum of Natural History
Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.
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Oxford, England
Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.
Oxford, England
Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.
Oxford, England
One of Europe's oldest libraries.
Norwich, England
This medieval castle is filled with an eccentric collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian artifacts to taxidermy to a mummified hand that was cut off during a duel.
Norwich, England
One of the oldest bridges in Norwich was used during the English witch trials and is said to be haunted.
Seaham, England
Locals affectionately dubbed this World War I memorial "Tommy."
Ripon, England
One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.
Matlock Bath, England
This precipitous pathway with its wrought iron handrail was created by the Victorians as a tourist attraction.
Matlock Bath, England
A seaside town with no sea in sight.
Macclesfield, England
One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.
Eyam, England
One of the U.K's earliest public water supplies is within the "plague village."
Eyam, England
Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.
Gateshead, England
Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.
Chesterfield, England
The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.
Great Yarmouth, England
This freewheeling amusement ride is the last of its kind.
Derby, England
The longest stone bridge in England has an impressive history that dates back over 700 years.
Derbyshire, England
This iconic Peak District ridge was once one of the busiest roads in medieval Britain.
Bamford, England
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.
Bakewell, England
Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.
Worksop, England
A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.
Buxton, England
This beautiful "lagoon" is actually a toxic soup filled with cars, carcasses, and trash. When warnings couldn't stop people from going for a dip, the town dyed it black.