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North Yorkshire, England

Allerton Castle

This Gothic Revival castle used as a shooting location for "The Secret Garden" and other films.
London, England

Barbican Conservatory

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.
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London, England

Speakers' Corner

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
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North Yorkshire, England

Fountains Abbey

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.
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London, England

Paddington Bear Statue

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
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North Yorkshire, England

Gaping Gill

The largest cave chamber in Britain—big enough to fit a whole cathedral inside.
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East Molesey, England

Hampton Court Maze

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.
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London, England

The London Stone

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.
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London, England

Pelicans of St James's Park

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.
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London, England

The Imperial War Museum London

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.
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London, England

Cecil Court

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.
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London, England

Natural History Museum of London

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
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London, England

Whispering Gallery at St Paul’s Cathedral

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
London, England

The London Dungeon

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
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Wiltshire, England

Stonehenge

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
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Paphos, Cyprus

Tombs of the Kings

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.
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Paphos, Cyprus

The Mosaics of Paphos

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.
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Porto, Portugal

Sao Bento Station

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.
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Reykjavik, Iceland

The Volcano Show at Red Rock Cinema

A charmingly eccentric magma chaser presents his complete history of the island's eruptions since 1947, in cinematic form, just for you.
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Thingvellir, Iceland

Þingvellir

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.
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Thingvellir, Iceland

Þingvellir Church

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.
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Iceland

Krafla

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.
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Iceland

Námaskarð

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.
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Iceland

Haukadalur Geothermal Field

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.