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Charmouth, England

Charmouth Beach

Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.

Mow Cop Castle

Mow Cop, England

Mow Cop Castle

This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.

Bridgnorth Cliff Railway.

Bridgnorth, England

Bridgnorth Cliff Railway

This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.

The beef, Guinness, and oyster pie sports a rich, flaky crust.

London, England

The Guinea

Some of the best renditions of traditional British dishes can be found on the site of a 15th-century inn.

How would you have positioned this statue?

London, England

'The Naked Ladies'

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

The Courtyard and the door to the library

Glastonbury, England

Library of Avalon

A lending library of all possible categories of esoteric literature.

Turkish Tent, Painshill Park.

Cobham, England

Painshill Park Follies

Amazing collection of folly buildings in Cobham, Surrey.

The pub's exterior is covered in hundreds of flowers.

London, England

The Churchill Arms

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

Himeji Castle Shrine

Himeji, Japan

Himeji Castle Shrine

A displaced shrine that was put back after a string of bad luck.

River Rothay

Ambleside, England

River Rothay Stepping Stones

These quaint stepping stones traverse the river that connects three of England’s most beautiful lakes.

The Thames Barrier as seen from Woolwich.

London, England

Thames Barrier

The world’s second-largest flood defense barrier has protected London for decades.

The Dutch Slope

Nagasaki, Japan

The Dutch Slope

A historical western settlement that is known as one of the three most disappointing sights of Japan.

Nekodan (Cat Stairway)

Nara, Japan

Nekodan (Cat Stairway)

According to local legend, anyone who falls on these temple steps will turn into a cat.

Prometheus Statue

Braga, Portugal

Prometheus Statue

In a fusion of myth and mischief, this statue is a testament to this university's quest for both knowledge and pleasure

Site of the Original Globe Theatre

London, England

Site of the Original Globe Theatre

The ground on which Shakespeare’s initial playhouse once stood.

Kanaguya Ryokan.

Yamanochi, Japan

Shibu Onsen

Nine healing baths available only to those who stay in this quaint town, said to have inspired 'Spirited Away.'

Wat Pho Reclining Buddha

Bangkok, Thailand

Wat Pho Reclining Buddha

Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.

Twenty-Six Martyrs Monument

Nagasaki, Japan

Twenty-Six Martyrs Monument

A monument commemorating the execution of 26 canonized Christians from the 16th century.

Naruto Strait and its famed whirlpools

Naruto, Japan

Naruto Whirlpools

The famed natural wonder that gave its name to a fishcake as well as one of the most popular anime series of all time.

The lone arch.

Rookhope, England

Rookhope Arch

This magnificent arch is all that remains of a former smelt mill.

The Devil's Lapstone

Peterlee, England

Devil's Lapstone

This moss-covered boulder is said to be part of a diabolical plant to sabotage the Durham Cathedral's foundation.

Tynemouth Castle.

Tynemouth, England

Tynemouth Priory and Castle

Royal burial place of the kings of ancient Britain.

Malham Cove

Skipton, England

Malham Cove

Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.

Grave of Sylvia Plath

Heptonstall, England

Grave of Sylvia Plath

The poet’s tombstone keeps getting vandalized by her fans.

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