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Oxford, England

The Lantern of Guy Fawkes

The lantern carried by the infamous Guy Fawkes when he was arrested while attempting to blow the houses of Parliament and the King of England to smithereens
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
Oxford, England

Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
Oxford, England

Pitt Rivers Museum

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
Oxford, England

Oxford Museum of Natural History

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Witney, England

The Devil's Quoits

A renovated henge and stone circle just south of Stanton Harcourt village.
Added by ggow
Devizes, England

Devizes White Horse

In 1999, a new equine figure was cut into this English hillside near the site where an older white horse had previously appeared.
Added by jessmiller01
Cherhill, England

Cherhill White Horse

The geoglyph once sported a glass bottle eye.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Alton Barnes, England

Alton Barnes White Horse

This massive chalk hill carving is one of England's most beloved giant horse geoglyphs.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Marlborough, England

Marlborough White Horse

One of the smaller hillside chalk horses was designed and cut in by a group of local students in 1804.
Added by jessmiller01
Pewsey, England

Pewsey White Horse

This figure was cut into the hillside in 1937 to commemorate the coronation of King George VI.
Added by jessmiller01
Jevington, England

The Birthplace of Banoffi Pie

This blue plaque commemorates the unexpected origin of one of the world's most beloved deserts.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
Salisbury, England

Figsbury Ring

Several Iron Age artifacts were discovered during excavations of this ancient site.
KanaKiseki Added by KanaKiseki
Stockbridge, England

Danebury Hillfort

One of the most studied Iron Age settlements in Europe.
KanaKiseki Added by KanaKiseki
Mottisfont, England

The Mottisfont Crocodile

Lurking among the classical architecture, rose gardens, and art of this historic country house—a crocodile in a bathtub.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
Filey, England

'A High Tide In Short Wellies'

A 12-foot-tall metal fisherman looks out over the promenade.
Jim F Added by Jim F
Lincoln, England

The Lincoln Imp

Legend says this demonic carving inside a medieval cathedral was one of Satan's minions.
Added by Ethan Nicholls
Lincoln, England

Newport Arch

Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Glencoe, Scotland

Massacre of Glencoe Monument

A solemn memorial in a majestic setting that honors a 1692 tragedy.
rugby007 Added by rugby007
Durham, England

Sanctuary Knocker

Hundreds of years ago, this lion-shaped door knocker could help a person accused of a crime find temporary safe haven in Durham Cathedral.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
Durham, England

The Count's House

A rather grand, but tiny, folly on the banks of the River Wear associated with a Polish count.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Durham, England

Elvet Bridge

Though this bridge was originally built in the 12th century, only one of its 10 arches dates back that far.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Wilmington, England

The Long Man of Wilmington

This giant geoglyph of mysterious origins is now the site of neo-pagan rituals.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Hay-on-Wye, Wales

The Kingdom of Books

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.
Added by willfaulkner
Powys, Wales

Gigrin Farm Red Kite Feeding Station

A Welsh sheep farm provides daily (non-sheep) meals to red kites, producing dazzling displays of aerial acrobatics.
katherineplatt Added by katherineplatt