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Scarborough, England

Butter Cross

The sole surviving medieval street cross in Scarborough.
Global Sightseer Added by Global Sightseer
Ravenscar, England

Peak Alum Works

At the height of alum production at this factory, human urine was a valued commodity.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Robin Hood's Bay, England

The Visiter Memorial

This plaque commemorates an amazing 19th-century sea rescue.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Robin Hood's Bay, England

The R.N.L.I Fish

This coin collecting cod is over 130 years old, and the United Kingdom's smallest listed structure.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
Whitby, England

Clarence the Crocodile

The much-beloved mascot of a local museum.
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Whitby, England

Whitby Museum, Library & Archive

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.
Duckhead Added by Duckhead
Whitby, England

Bombardment Garden

The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.
Liam Mook Added by Liam Mook
Whitby, England

Whitby Whale Bone Arch

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.
Meg Added by Meg
Whitby, England

Whitby Horse Mounting Blocks

These carved, weathered stones once gave mail carriers and pub goers a leg up.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
Whitby, England

Scoresby's Polar Bear

A monument to the real explorer and bear who inspired characters in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
Whitby, England

199 Steps Coffin Benches

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
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Whitby, England

Fortune's Smokehouse

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Whitby, England

Ruins of Whitby Abbey

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
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North Yorkshire, England

Wreck of the MV Creteblock

The remains of the concrete ship can be seen during low tide.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Gibraltar

Operation Tracer Cave

There was a top secret plan during World War II to seal a group of soldiers inside the rock.
Added by aribrown
Gibraltar

Gibraltar Airport

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.
bradenh83 Added by bradenh83
Olvera, Spain

Olvera Castle - Castillo de Olvera

Moorish signal station on a stratgic rocky outcrop.
serflac Added by serflac
Setenil de las Bodegas, Spain

Setenil De Las Bodegas

A Spanish town built into the cliffs.
serflac Added by serflac
Ronda, Spain

Puente Nuevo

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Ronda, Spain

Ronda, Spain

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
SkareMedia Added by SkareMedia
Huelva, Spain

Grave of the Man Who Never Was

This amended headstone marks the grave of a participant in one of the most successful military deceptions of all time.
steedjb Added by steedjb
Grazalema, Spain

Pinsapar de Grazalema

A reservation-only highland forest reserve of endangered Pinsapar firs stands above a village in Andalucía.
Blair Mastbaum Added by Blair Mastbaum
Córdoba, Spain

Mezquita (Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba)

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.
cnowell Added by cnowell
Córdoba, Spain

Cross of the Captive

A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.
Luis Morato Added by Luis Morato