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Highgate Cemetery

London, England

Highgate Cemetery

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

The central interior of Leadenhall Market

London, England

Leadenhall Market

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

Greenwich Foot Tunnel

London, England

Greenwich Foot Tunnel

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

Severndroog Castle

London, England

Severndroog Castle

A monolithic monument in Greater London.

The exterior of the Great Hall of the Palace.

London, England

Eltham Palace

Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.

Iguanodon. The horns on the nose are actually thumbs. (Wikimedia Commons)

London, England

Crystal Palace Dinosaurs

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

Crystal Palace Subway.

London, England

Crystal Palace Subway

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

Darwin's Greenhouse

Downe, England

Down House

The Origin of On the Origin of Species.

Southend Pier Railway.

Southend-on-Sea, England

Southend Pier Railway

This charming, narrow-gauge railway in the Thames Estuary is sometimes referred to as the "Train to Nowhere."

Crooked House

Canterbury, England

Crooked House

This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.

Display of a claw from the Great Margate Crab

Margate, England

Crab Museum

Europe's "only museum dedicated to the decapod" is full of quirky and absurdist displays, including one featuring the "famous" Giant Crab of Margate.

View of the caves.

Margate, England

Margate Caves

This forgotten chalk mine was reopened thanks to a massive effort from the local community.

The sound mirrors.

Greatstone, England

Greatstone Sound Mirrors

Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.

The Mermaid Inn.

Rye, England

The Mermaid Inn

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

A pair of male wallaby seen boxing while their companions doze nearby.

Lower Beeding, England

Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens

This breathtakingly beautiful botanical garden is home to a mob of wonderful wallabies.

The Banqueting Room

Brighton, England

The Royal Pavilion

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

Elephant skull at the Booth Museum

Brighton, England

The Booth Museum of Natural History

The natural history museum displaying the British bird collections and dioramas of Edward Booth, free of charge.

Brighton City Airport terminal building (interior)

Shoreham-by-Sea, England

Brighton City Airport

This tiny 1930s Art Deco airport is a beautiful remnant of a bygone era.

Hoverbike

Lee-on-the-Solent, England

Hovercraft Museum

A museum in south England celebrates the amphibious vehicles that cruise on a cushion of air.

Mother Ludlam's Cave

Farnham, England

Mother Ludlam's Cave

This place is the subject of local legends about a good witch and a Celtic God.

Walls of the abbey

Farnham, England

Waverley Abbey

The ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian monastery can be found alongside World War II tank traps and pillboxes.

Rolling Stock.

Liphook, England

Hollycombe Steam in the Country

This incredible collection contains rare steam-powered engines, rides, and trains.

Witley Wonder Underwater Ballroom

Godalming, England

Witley Wonder Underwater Ballroom

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

The chapel's exquisite interior.

Compton, England

Watts Cemetery Chapel

This quaint mortuary chapel hides a stunning Celtic Revival and Art Nouveau interior.

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