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Bury Saint Edmunds, England

The Nutshell Pub

The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.

Bury Saint Edmunds, England

The World's First Internet-Enabled Park Bench

Long before wi-fi, this public seat provided the wonder of being online while outdoors.

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Lavenham, England

Suffolk's Pink and Crooked Houses

The historic villages and towns of Suffolk are filled with wonky wooden beam houses painted an unusual shade of pink, unknown to many though, this sweet shade had a bloody history.

9 miles from Bury Saint Edmunds

Thetford, England

Thetford Warren Lodge

This 15th-century fortification was built to defend bunnies.

12 miles from Bury Saint Edmunds

Newmarket, England

Potoooooooo

A misunderstanding gave this 18th-century racehorse a most amusing name.

12 miles from Bury Saint Edmunds

Norfolk, England

The Devil's Punchbowl

A mysterious crater-like pond has a spooky tendency to empty and fill with complete disregard to rainfall patterns.

15 miles from Bury Saint Edmunds

Halstead, England

The Village Signs of Gestingthorpe

A hunched figure depicted on the signs honors a local gentleman who died on an Antarctic expedition.

15 miles from Bury Saint Edmunds

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Bury Saint Edmunds, England

The Nutshell Pub

The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.

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