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The tomb of a deposed king that drew medieval pilgrims to Gloucester

Turrets, ramparts and towers, this Teesside castle has them all, but it's not all as it seems.

The materials from one of the United Kingdom’s most famous animation studios are now preserved in a suburban library.

The world's most elegant power lines.

A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

Inside this building is another country within Rome, a sovereign entity without a physical territory.

A Munch-inspired sculpture brings the despair of war to life.

A statue commemorating the perilous journey made by the monks who delivered the body of St. Cuthbert.

Take afternoon tea in a 17th-century almshouse.

The 2,000-year-old pieces of metal are an ancient soldier's military discharge papers.

An unusual stone chair can be found on the banks of the River Wear, not far from Durham Cathedral.

The genteel home of a charming thief who fooled a town, and almost cheated death.

Despite being 30 miles from the coast, this suburb is home to a lighthouse thanks to a permitting loophole.

A seemingly abandoned store in central Manchester with a lengthy backstory.

It’s a street without a name, but there is a sign.

Along a coast that sees the annual migration of humpback whales, a geological formation that takes the shape of a whale’s tail.

Once the foundation for a mansion, these ruins now offer amazing panoramic coastal views.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

The history of Stockport is rendered In colorful concrete artwork.

Grab a life-changing ham sandwich at this former horse butchershop.

French sculptor Paul Moreau-Vauthier transformed the site of a 19th-century massacre into a haunting memorial.

This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.

Three mechanical figures—a soldier, a sailor, and Father Time—announce the time on this local landmark.