Peterborough, England
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A clumsy-looking flying locomotive rusts within sight of a busy rail station.
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Peterborough, England
A clumsy-looking flying locomotive rusts within sight of a busy rail station.
Macclesfield, England
One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.
Lyme Regis, England
A beautiful bronze statue of the greatest fossil hunter of the 19th century.
Lyme Regis, England
A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.
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.
Bristol, England
This pedestrian footbridge honors Pero Jones, an enslaved African who lived in Bristol.
Bristol, England
A plaque claims this artwork outside a children's hospital was used in the 1998 Quidditch World Cup.
Bristol, England
The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."
Bristol, England
One of Bristol's best-hidden gems has ties to Lord Byron, whence it became the nation's first reformatory school for girls.
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.
Bristol, England
One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.
Bristol, England
There's a labyrinth of manmade tunnels stretching for over an acre beneath Bristol.
Bristol, England
The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.
Broad Town, England
A chalk horse cut into an English hillside in the 19th century.
Swindon, England
This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.
Swindon, England
This strategically placed hill fort has served defensive forces from the Iron Age up until the 20th century.
Swindon, England
England's only square-dimension hill horse was built to celebrate Queen Victoria's coronation.
Whitby, England
These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
Whitby, England
These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.
Whitby, England
The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Bishopthorpe, England
Cycle the solar system—from the sun to Pluto—right here on earth.