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Unusual Attractions in Brighton

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The Royal Pavilion

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

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Madeira Lift

Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.

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West Pier

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

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Clayton Tunnel North Portal

This tunnel entrance is built to resemble a grand castle but no one is quite sure why.

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Anna's Museum

A private selection of curiosities, carefully curated by a young Brighton local.

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Brighton Beach Flint Grotto

One fisherman has used his love of pebbles and shore to create a crazy garden of rocky art.

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Brighton's Victorian Sewers

To literally keep their waste out of their own backyards, the citizens of this English city built an impressive sewer system that is still in use today.

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Mechanical Memories Museum

A vintage penny arcade hidden in the back of a fun fair-themed bar.

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