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Leeds, England

'The Boules Player'

This sculpture celebrates a boules tournament and the link between Leeds and its twin city Lille.
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Grangemouth, Scotland

The Kelpies

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
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Waterloo, England

'Another Place'

A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.
Added by lercio
Liverpool, England

Eleanor Rigby Statue

This bronze statue was dedicated to a 1966 Beatles hit.
Gavin Added by Gavin
Liverpool, England

Toilets at the Philharmonic Dining Rooms

These rose marble urinals are the most luxurious loos in Liverpool.
Added by notdan
Wrexham, Wales

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.
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London, England

Battersea Power Station

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.
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London, England

Greenwich Foot Tunnel

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.
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London, England

V&A Museum of Childhood

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.
Added by Mordy
London, England

St Augustine's Tower

This medieval church tower has maintained its clockworks since the 16th century.
Added by mongoosenamedt
London, England

Abney Park Cemetery

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
London, England

God's Own Junkyard

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.
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London, England

Walthamstow Market

Though it's not the largest, this one-kilometer outdoor market is reportedly the longest in Europe.
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London, England

Broad Street Cholera Pump

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
London, England

Pollock's Toy Museum

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.
serflac Added by serflac
London, England

Jeremy Bentham's Auto-Icon

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.
Josh Added by Josh
London, England

Wellcome Collection & Library

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
London, England

Coade Stone Caryatids

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.
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London, England

Platform 9 3/4

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre
London, England

London Underground Labyrinths

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

Postman's Park: Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.
Added by gemb
London, England

St. Sepulchre's Execution Bell

On the eve of a condemned prisoner's death, this bell rang 12 times outside their cell.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
London, England

The Golden Boy at Pye Corner

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
London, England

William Wallace Memorial

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."
Added by walkerjl77