Rawtenstall, England
Mr Fitzpatrick's Temperance Bar
The last of the 19th-century booze-free bars has been slinging teetotal tonics for over a century.
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Rawtenstall, England
The last of the 19th-century booze-free bars has been slinging teetotal tonics for over a century.
Sandown, England
This British museum hopes to take the taboo out of poo.
Ventnor, England
The UK's oldest theme park slowly slips away.
East Sussex, England
England's most notorious suicide spot.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Caernarfon, Wales
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
Suffolk, England
A 550-square-meter micro-nation off the coast of Britain.
Wareham, England
A popular day's outing in Bovington consists of watching military tank driving practice.
Isle of Wight, England
The now-quiet remains of coastal artillery defenses that were used in both World Wars.
Seaview, England
This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.
Medway, England
This abandoned gun tower was built to defend the River Thames from a French naval attack.
Louth, England
A quartet of rusting satellite goliaths are all that remain of a communication network that protected Britain from German and Russian air strikes.
Nantwich, England
On a site with a long military history, a 1980s shelter.
Malmesbury, England
The last known resting place of the king who united England.
Macclesfield, England
One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.
Malmesbury, England
Scars from the English Civil War mar this medieval sanctuary.
Marlborough, England
Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?
Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
Avebury, England
The only pub in the world surrounded by an ancient stone circle.
Bodiam, England
A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.
England
Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.
Peterborough, England
The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.
Hartfield, England
The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.
Upper Heyford, England
A rotting air force base is now home to rare birds and scarce plants.