Swindon, England
Hackpen White Horse
England's only square-dimension hill horse was built to celebrate Queen Victoria's coronation.
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Swindon, England
England's only square-dimension hill horse was built to celebrate Queen Victoria's coronation.
Oxford, England
Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.
Cirencester, England
Trimmings from the record-setting tree line that surrounds Cirencester Park have been used to manufacture chemotherapy drugs.
Swindon, England
This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.
Venice, Italy
100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.
Trieste, Italy
The Adriatic's most famous wind can be reliably experienced in the city's Marina.
London, England
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
Jersey
A passage grave used in neolithic rituals.
St Mary, Jersey
This natural crater along the coast of Jersey may take its name from the devil statues who have watched over it.
Stow-on-the-Wold, England
This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The history and future of cannabis.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Europe's first floating restaurant is home to a hilarious legend.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.
Folkestone, England
One English town's celebratory landmark spurred more trouble than anticipated.
London, England
Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.
London, England
Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.
Saint Peter Port, Guernsey
An 800-year-old island castle in Guernsey's main harbor.
Salisbury, England
The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.
Saint Blazey, England
The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
Saint Austell, England
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
York, England
The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.
Bournemouth, England
The world's shortest funicular ferries beachgoers a whopping 128 feet from clifftop to shore.
Penzance, England
A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.
Trevor, Wales
The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.