Westward Ho!, England
Westward Ho!
How did this lovely seaside English village come by such an unusual name?
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Westward Ho!, England
How did this lovely seaside English village come by such an unusual name?
Devon, England
An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.
Bratton, England
A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.
Devizes, England
Legend says the people of Wiltshire got their "Moonraker" nickname from this small pond.
Bristol, England
An alchemical monument that represents "Earth, Air, Fire, and Water."
Charmouth, England
Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.
Bath and North East Somerset, England
An Iron Age hillfort rooted in Arthurian legend was made famous by musician Peter Gabriel.
Ely, England
A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.
Bridgwater, England
The metal frame is all that's left of a wicker sculpture which once towered over the M5 motorway.
Glastonbury, England
This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.
Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
Marlborough, England
It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.
Bristol, England
An array of ancient artifacts from Bronze Age Bristol and other civilizations are housed in this museum.
Bristol, England
It houses a menagerie of wondrous taxidermy specimens from around the world, including the remains of a famous gorilla.
Bath, England
With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.
Bath, England
Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.
Normanton, England
The sanctuary seems to either float atop the water or sink into the dirt, depending on the water level.
Peterborough, England
Once-buried markers show England’s lowest land point keeps getting lower.
Clovelly, England
Wooden sleds have replaced donkeys to cart goods around this utterly charming car-free village.
Delabole, England
Britain's oldest and biggest hole in the ground.
Saint Austell, England
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
Saint Blazey, England
The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
Helston, England
Arthur, Merlin, and Guinevere are among the largest and oldest satellite dishes on the planet.
Exmouth, England
Two women with a flair for both adventure and artful clutter created this singular round home.