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Places visited in Kendal, England
Slack Head, England

Fairy Steps

These legendary stone steps were once used to haul coffins up the rockface.
Kendal, England

Kendal’s Smallest Windows

Two minuscule windows are tucked inside this medieval building.
Kendal, England

Castle Howe

This original castle in Kendal is 1,000 years old.
Cumbria, England

Merzbarn

The sculptural remains of the last home of a legendary Dada artist.
Ripponden, England

Stott Hall Farm

The house in the middle of the motorway.
Gwynedd, Wales

Snowdon

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
Llanberis, Wales

Dolbadarn Castle Ruins

The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.
Carmarthen, Wales

Merlin's Oak

Associated with the famous wizard, it is said that when this oak tree falls, so will the town.
Sunderland, England

Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

A museum and gardens with unusual plants and a history of progressive programming for the blind.
Barnard Castle, England

The Butter Market

This building was once a town hall, a fire station, a prison, a dairy market, and the target for two marksmen.
Copley, England

Copley Chimney

This industrial chimney looks rather out of place, isolated in the middle of an attractive woodland.
Gainford, England

Gainford Spa

This hidden natural fountain issues forth a steady supply of supposedly healing water that tastes like rotten eggs.
Bishop Auckland, England

Auckland Castle Deer House

This Georgian Gothic building was created to shelter and feed deer.
North Yorkshire, England

Fountains Abbey

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

Kilburn White Horse

England's largest white horse isn't even white.
Seaham, England

Charybdis Fountain

A vortex fountain that seems to rise out of the ground.
Bedale, England

Bedale Leech House

The only surviving leech house in the United Kingdom was a home for bloodsucking worms until the 1900s.
Darlington, England

Brick Train

A locomotive made from 185,000 bricks celebrates the town's pioneering railway history.
Tissington, England

Derbyshire Well Dressing

The tradition of using flowers to decorate wells is once again thriving in England.
Stanton Lees, England

Nine Ladies Stone Circle

Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.
Belper, England

Strutt's North Mill

This industrial gem was one of the earliest examples of a metal-framed building.
Town End, England

Crich Tramway Village

A collection of early 19th century trams set in a reconstructed period village.
Solvang, California

OstrichLand USA

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.
Shandon, California

James Dean Memorial Junction

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.