Jessica ONeill's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Jessica ONeill

Jessica is a London tour guide, writer, neon sign historian, and negative heritage scholar, who loves Herzog films, late-night poutine, and petting your dog. She can be reached for alternative tours of London and Margate at jessicatourguide@gmail.com

https://www.instagram.com/dearjessica/

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Reading, England

Cole Museum of Zoology

This natural history collection contains the bones of a circus elephant that seem to be chasing a whale skeleton.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Oxfordshire, England

Godstow Abbey Ruins

These ancient ruins were the final resting place of King Henry II's mistress.

Added by Alex Rad

Mistley, England

Old Knobbley

This ancient oak tree sheltered accused "witches" in the 17th century.

AdOYo

Maidstone, England

Maidstone Mummy

This 2,700-year-old woman is the jewel of the Maidstone Museum's Egyptian collection.

Bearded Zombie

Added by Bearded Zombie

Llanymynech, England

Llanymynech

A small village in two different countries.

Capemarsh

Added by Capemarsh

London, England

A Geological Map of England and Wales and Part of Scotland

William Smith's iconic "map that changed the world" is hidden behind a curtain in the Geological Society building.

Added by ribo522

London, England

King Henry's Mound

It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.

Added by stuartheather89

Godalming, England

Witley Wonder Underwater Ballroom

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

Guildford, England

Guildford Medieval Synagogue

The remains of the oldest synagogue in Britain lay forgotten for seven centuries, hidden under a humble shop.

drflight

Added by drflight

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

Beer Quarry Caves

This Roman quarry once held secret masses and smuggler's contraband and is now home to rare species of bats.

Cheshire East, England

Giant Straw Sculptures of Snugburys Ice Cream Farm

Each year a new straw behemoth is born.

serflac

Added by serflac

Prague, Czechia

Museum of Historical Chamber Pots and Toilets

Dedicated to the unsung history of human waste.

ahvenas

Added by ahvenas

Sarcofagi of Carajía

These giant mummies are set ominously into a Peruvian cliffside and topped with real human skulls.

Added by pnasrat

Buxton, England

The Devonshire Dome

Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Dog Collar Museum

A showcase of canine neckwear spanning five centuries of doggie fashion and function.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Barnsley, England

Monk Bretton Priory

These medieval monastery ruins are surprisingly overlooked by most tourists.

Jack Etherington

Added by Jack Etherington

Keswick, England

Derwent Pencil Museum

A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.

Added by laurensverkade

Toxteth, England

The Ancient Chapel of Toxteth

17th century puritan church with connections to the Salem Witch Trials.

johnreppion

Added by johnreppion

Lawnswood Cemetery

This Victorian graveyard in Leeds is a macabre collection of beautiful tombs and memorials.

GRJ

Waterloo, England

Crosby Blitz Beach

Much of what constituted mid-century Liverpool now litters a beach outside of town.

isaacschultz

Added by isaacschultz

Maltby, England

Roche Abbey Ruins

Legend has it the famous Robin Hood would attend mass at this 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Sherwood Forrest.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

East Molesey, England

Anne Boleyn's Gateway

Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.

satxwdavis

Added by satxwdavis

Suffolk, England

Bures Dragon

A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.

Meg