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Ryde, England

Donald McGill Seaside Postcard Museum

Obscene versions of this artist's work are the most popular.
Henrick Added by Henrick
Devon, England

Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre

A unique journey back in time to an early 20th-century fairground.
Added by elyoothereeah
Moulton, England

Moulton Crow Fair

Every July, men dressed as giant crows dance around a scarecrow who comes to life.
Added by kdsaunders
Fifield, England

Giant Royal Heads

Enormous terracotta heads of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip can be seen on the side of the road to Windsor.
Added by lauracurtistalbot
Reading, England

Thames Lido

Soak up some local history in this restored Edwardian era swimming pool.
annebb Added by annebb
Thursford, England

Thursford Collection

A large collection of steam engines, organs, and fairground attractions.
JamesB93 Added by JamesB93
Chichester, England

Weald and Downland Living Museum

This open-air heritage museum illuminates centuries of historic English life from a West Sussex village.
Added by Rachel Gould
Southwold, England

Under the Pier Show

A chaotic collection of coin-operated slot machines designed to delight and disturb in equal measure.
Capemarsh Added by Capemarsh
Manchester, England

Greater Manchester Police Museum & Archives

This 19th century police station now puts the history of the Manchester City Police on display.
The Urban Wanderer Added by The Urban Wanderer
Bath, England

Sally Lunn's

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Borrowdale, England

The Bowder Stone

A 2,000-ton rock resting in a state of a delicate balance.
Gavin Added by Gavin
Isle of Wight, England

Blackgang Chine

The UK's oldest theme park slowly slips away.
Added by lydiab
Sandown, England

National Poo Museum

This British museum hopes to take the taboo out of poo.
Sofia Perpetua Added by Sofia Perpetua
Sandown, England

Dinosaur Isle

This purpose-built dinosaur museum is shaped like a pterodactyl and holds fossils that were found in its very village.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Glossop, England

B-29 'Over Exposed' Crash Site

The wreck of a B-29 Superfortress now stands as a memorial left in the moors.
BeckySnow92 Added by BeckySnow92
Woking, England

'The Martian'

An enormous alien invades Woking, England, as an homage to the H.G. Wells classic 'The War of the Worlds.'
meltingknight Added by meltingknight
Lincolnshire, England

Kinema in the Woods

This century-old cinema is complete with musical interludes and boasts a rare projection system.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Kingsand, England

The Museum of Celebrity Leftovers

Half-eaten food on display at an English café.
acclarkey Added by acclarkey
Birmingham, England

Newman Brothers Coffin Works

England's foremost purveyor of funeral furniture hasn't changed a bit since the 1960s.
Added by MsMoll
Worcester, England

George Marshall Medical Museum

Quaint, disturbing, and macabre objects are all on display at this intriguing collection of medical instruments from bygone eras.
lukewildman Added by lukewildman
Birkenhead, England

U-534

After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Southend-on-Sea, England

Cranfield's Curiosity Cabinet

A magnificent menagerie of oddities, including taxidermy cryptids.
nicholasabateman Added by nicholasabateman
Thorpeness, England

House in the Clouds

Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.
ronin Added by ronin
Stockport, England

The Hat Works

Great Britain's only hat-making museum.
BB Macc Added by BB Macc