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All the United Kingdom England Brighton

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Brighton

17 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Brighton, England

Updated April 22, 2021

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The Banqueting Room

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The Royal Pavilion

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.
Anna’s Museum.

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Anna's Museum

A private selection of curiosities, carefully curated by a young Brighton local.

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Madeira Lift

Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.
West Pier

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West Pier

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.
Train heading south into the Clayton Tunnel

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Clayton Tunnel North Portal

This tunnel entrance is built to resemble a grand castle but no one is quite sure why.
Brighton Beach Flint Sculpture Garden

Brighton, England

Brighton Beach Flint Grotto

One fisherman has used his love of pebbles and shore to create a crazy garden of rocky art.
The entrance.

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Old Time Amusements

A vintage penny arcade hidden in the back of a fun fair-themed bar.
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The Booth Museum of Natural History

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