Bristol, England
Vale Street
England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.
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Bristol, England
England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.
Berkeley, England
The "father of immunology" used this humble hut to offer the local people some of the world's first free vaccinations.
Llanymynech, England
A small village in two different countries.
York, England
The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.
Chesterfield, England
The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.
Gateshead, England
Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.
Salisbury, England
The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.
Bristol, England
The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.
Cheltenham, England
Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.
Hereford, England
The largest known medieval map of the world.
Oxford, England
Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.
Penzance, England
A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.
Faringdon, England
The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.
Great Missenden, England
This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).
London, England
A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.
London, England
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
London, England
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
Camelford, England
A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.
Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
London, England
This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.
London, England
This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.
Cheddar, England
Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.
Chislehurst, England
Shakespeare, David Bowie, Dr. Who, the Saxons, Druids and Romans are all claimed to have all made their mark on these massive man made tunnels.
London, England
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.