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Great Dunmow, England

Talliston House & Gardens

An English artist has turned an unassuming ex-council house into a time-lost house of mystery.
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England

London Array

The largest offshore wind farm in the world would be even bigger if it weren't for some pesky birds.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Cambridge, England

'Teleport-o-Matic'

One of several Lilliputian portals that are ready to transport passengers to other dimensions, if they can find them.
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Cambridge, England

Whipple Museum of the History of Science

A treasure trove of astronomical, mathematical, and scientific instruments at Cambridge University.
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Ely, England

Sluice

This striking steel sculpture transforms environmental data into art.
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Bradwell-on-Sea, England

Chapel of St. Peter on the Wall

Constructed during the 7th century this is one of the oldest largely intact Christian churches in England.
Cambridge, England

Fourwentways Bronze Age Cemetery

A 4,000-year-old burial site hides behind a roadside Burger King.
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London, England

Highgate Cemetery

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Coleford, England

Puzzlewood

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."
London, England

The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Cambridge, England

Newton's Apple Tree, Trinity College

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.
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Monkwearmouth, England

Steel Men Of Wearside

This tribute to Sunderland's mining past stands outside the home of its football club.
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Barmby Moor, England

Bar Farm Antiques

This quirky shop on a former farm is full of weird and wonderful oddities and antiques.
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Sunderland, England

'Shadows in Another Light'

This steel sculpture made from a recycled crane towers above a former shipyard.
Kraft Kreator Added by Kraft Kreator
Margate, England

Margate Caves

This forgotten chalk mine was reopened thanks to a massive effort from the local community.
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Tissington, England

Derbyshire Well Dressing

The tradition of using flowers to decorate wells is once again thriving in England.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Anderby Creek, England

The Cloud Bar

The world’s first dedicated cloud observation platform.
Capemarsh Added by Capemarsh
London, England

Osterley Bookshop

Above an abandoned Underground station, this charming bookstore is home to strange antiquities and literary works.
Mesi Added by Mesi
Southwell, England

The Saracen's Head Hotel

A 13th-century inn where the ill-fated King Charles I spent his last night of freedom.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Whipsnade, England

Whipsnade White Lion

This unusual geoglyph was built as a warning so low-flying aircraft wouldn't scare the zoo animals.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
London, England

Ilford Animal Cemetery

3,000 family pets and military animals are buried in this London graveyard.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Tring, England

Tring Natural History Museum Hybrid Animals

A menagerie of curiously bred creatures.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
Hampshire, England

Portuguese Fireplace

This unlikely memorial honors the Canadian and Portuguese laborers who felled trees for the Allies in World War I.
Michael Inscoe Added by Michael Inscoe
Sheffield, England

The Green Police Box

This police call box harkens back to an era of pre-radio communications, and has a rather unique feature.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman