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Salento, Colombia

Wax Palms of Cocora Valley

The world's tallest palm trees look like the whimsical kind of plant you'd find in a Dr. Seuss story.
Added by pipeafcr
Villavieja, Colombia

Tatacoa Desert

Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.
Mariana Zapata Added by Mariana Zapata
Nariño, Colombia

Las Lajas Sanctuary

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.
serflac Added by serflac
Pluckley, England

Dering Wood

A woodland close to England's "most haunted village" has been the site of many unexplained events and deaths.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
Sutton Courtenay, England

George Orwell's Grave

In a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, the visionary English writer's gravesite attracts a yearly pilgrimage.
Documentally Added by Documentally
Moreton-in-Marsh, England

Four Shire Stone

The centuries-old obelisk may have inspired J. R. R. Tolkien.
punkin Added by punkin
Mistley, England

Old Knobbley

This ancient oak tree sheltered accused "witches" in the 17th century.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
Stow-on-the-Wold, England

St Edward's Church

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Oxford, England

Sir James Murray's Post Box

A letterbox installed specifically for the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
London, England

Goodman’s Fields Horses

Metal horses galloping through a London fountain provide a link to the city's past.
Gavin Added by Gavin
Aldbury, England

Bridgewater Monument

You can climb to the top of the column built to honor the "father of British inland navigation."
Fuch77 Added by Fuch77
Ripponden, England

Stott Hall Farm

The house in the middle of the motorway.
Added by sophiep87
Rowde, England

Caen Hill Locks

This section of the Kennet and Avon Canal has been designated the same level of heritage protection as Stonehenge.
Gavin Added by Gavin
Ledburn, England

Bridego Bridge

The site of the notorious Great Train Robbery of £2.6 million, one of the biggest heists in English history.
Fuch77 Added by Fuch77
Stanbury, England

Ponden Hall

The English bed-and-breakfast believed to have inspired Emily Brontë's novel "Wuthering Heights."
jessjohnsonwriting Added by jessjohnsonwriting
Wheatley, England

Wheatley Lock-Up

Over 100 years ago this pyramidal holding cell was reserved for rowdy drunks but now only offers five minute sentences.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Surrey, England

Leith Hill Tower

Gothic tower where Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote the poem "The Sleeping Beauty."
ronin Added by ronin
Sussex, England

Ouse Valley Viaduct Bridge

The elegant structure of this 19th century railroad bridge creates an illusion of infinity.
npomyateeva22 Added by npomyateeva22
Tisbury, England

Old Wardour Castle

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.
tragiccharacter Added by tragiccharacter
Oxford, England

J.R.R. Tolkien's Grave

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.
chateauesque Added by chateauesque
Cornwall, England

St Michael's Mount

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Lancaster, England

The Great Fourstone

A massive glacial deposit that includes a carved staircase to reach the top.
Added by Cessarine
Darwen, England

India Mill Chimney

One of the tallest mill chimneys in Lancashire gave up its ornate cast iron "crown" during World War II to assist the war effort.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Littleport, England

Harley Davidson Monument

An unlikely connection between a little English town and the most famous brand of American motorcycles.
Added by greggc80