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Twin Rocks

Rockaway Beach, Oregon

Twin Rocks

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

The ghost forest in the fog.

Neskowin, Oregon

Neskowin Ghost Forest

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

Equus Altus

Leeds, England

Equus Altus

The name of this suspended sculpture is Latin for "high horse," which is exactly what it is.

Ground floor archaeological remains and notice board.

Prague, Czechia

Palladium Shopping Mall

Throughout this shopping mall are medieval ruins that were discovered during the mall's construction.

The installation.

Prague, Czechia

Periodic Table of Charles University

A giant interactive periodic table with real samples of the elements.

Stott Hall Farm

Ripponden, England

Stott Hall Farm

The house in the middle of the motorway.

Preston Bus Station.

Preston, England

Preston Bus Station

Locals spent years successfully fighting to save this beloved Brutalist behemoth from demolition.

St Catherine's College.

Oxford, England

St Catherine's College

This slice of 1960s Danish modernism does not conform to the Oxford college stereotypes.

A male woolly monkey at the sanctuary.

Looe, England

The Monkey Sanctuary

A wonderful safe haven founded in the 1960s to rescue endangered monkeys from the pet trade.

Street sign and plaque.

Nottingham, England

Standard Hill

The English Civil War began right here in 1642.

The lion seen from Gallows Hill.

Whipsnade, England

Whipsnade White Lion

This unusual geoglyph was built as a warning so low-flying aircraft wouldn't scare the zoo animals.

Devizes Market Cross.

Devizes, England

Devizes Market Cross

The plaques around this 19th-century structure recall some rather strange tales.

Four Shire Stone.

Moreton-in-Marsh, England

Four Shire Stone

The centuries-old obelisk may have inspired J. R. R. Tolkien.

Lion skull.

London, England

Tower of London Barbary Lion Skulls

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

A pair of parakeets in a tree, London.

London, England

London's Rose-Ringed Parakeets

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

Saint Mary's Church, Iffley.

Oxford, England

Annora's Tomb

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

The coolest village sign in the UK?

Gotham, England

The Original Gotham

The storied English village that pretended to be insane inspired NYC's nickname and the fictional namesake in the DC Comics universe.

Tunnel with steps cut into a cliff face.

Chesterfield, England

The Caves of Nottingham

A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.

The west facade of the abbey, which dates to the 13th century.

Nottingham, England

Newstead Abbey

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

The green shelter.

London, England

Cabmen’s Shelter in Russell Square

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

The Island, Newquay

Newquay, England

The Island, Newquay

Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.

Golden Hinde in London

London, England

Replica of the Golden Hinde

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

Tintern Abbey

Tintern, Wales

Tintern Abbey

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

An overgrown sunken road/green way in Symondsbury, Dorset.

North Chideock, England

Holloways of Dorset

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.

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