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All the United Kingdom England Halifax

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Halifax

5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Halifax, England

Updated June 24, 2024

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The elaborate top of the tower.

Halifax, England

Wainhouse Tower

This tallest folly in the world began its life as an elaborate factory chimney.
One at a time, please…

Halifax, England

Warley Museum

Probably the smallest museum in the world, housed in a disused phone booth.
Piece Hall.

Halifax, England

Piece Hall

This Georgian architectural masterpiece is the only cloth hall left in Britain.
The Halifax gibbet

Halifax, England

The Halifax Gibbet

A copy of the brutal decapitation device that predated the French Guillotine by about 200 years.
Shibden Hall.

Halifax, England

Shibden Hall

This centuries-old mansion was the home of the noted 19th-century diarist Anne Lister (aka “Gentleman Jack”).
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Bradford, England

Colour Experience Museum

A museum devoted to the science of color.
6 miles from Halifax
Grandad’s Clock and Chair

Bradford, England

'Grandad’s Clock and Chair'

A comfortable-looking armchair and a grandfather clock have been sitting on this sidewalk for the last 30 years.
6 miles from Halifax
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