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Oakham, England

Oakham Castle Horseshoes

Hundreds of huge, centuries-old horseshoes adorn the walls of this nontraditional 12th-century castle.
Gareth Hacking Added by Gareth Hacking
Uley, England

Uley Long Barrow

You can crawl inside this atmospheric 5,000-year-old tomb.
Added by bigwilko
Nottingham, England

Wollaton Hall

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.
Capemarsh Added by Capemarsh
Ashbourne, England

Dovedale Stepping Stones

These quintessentially English stepping stones were built for Victorian tourists.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Worthington, England

Worthington Round House

This old village lock-up is known as the "round house," but it is actually octagonal.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Stoke Heath, England

National Telephone Kiosk Collection

An ode to the classic piece of British street furniture.
Added by duncanchappell
Stoke Heath, England

The Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings

A slightly surreal menagerie of structures that were lovingly spared from demolition and reconstructed in a field.
Capemarsh Added by Capemarsh
Bridgnorth, England

Bridgnorth Cliff Railway

This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.
Added by paul8998
Birmingham, England

Birmingham Walk of Stars

The star-studded street honors the city's most notable Brummies.
lucymariev Added by lucymariev
Gloucestershire, England

Purton Hulks

Abandoned boats decaying in the largest ship graveyard in mainland Britain.
Added by ducalegon
Schwangau, Germany

Neuschwanstein Castle

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."
michelle Added by michelle
London, England

Platform 9 3/4

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre
Grindavík, Iceland

Blue Lagoon

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.
Allison Added by Allison
New York, New York

The High Line

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Added by Henry
Roscommon, Ireland

The Irish National Famine Museum

An outstanding and haunting glimpse of the horrors of the Great Famine of Ireland.
Shannon Ohaire Added by Shannon Ohaire
Bourton-on-the-Water, England

Bourton-on-the-Water Model Village

A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.
Added by duncanchappell
Kyoto, Japan

Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine

The 10,000 Torii shrine.
Added by bebeto
Denbigh, Wales

Denbigh Castle Ruins

Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Isle of Wight, England

Blackgang Chine

The UK's oldest theme park slowly slips away.
Added by lydiab
Painswick, England

Painswick Rococo Garden

Asthmatic Charles Hyett's son built a fantastical garden for his father to convalesce in, alas it was too late.
Added by duncanchappell
Alrewas, England

'Shot at Dawn' at the National Memorial Arboretum

In an arboretum with hundreds of memorials to the fallen, this one might be the most poignant.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Cologne, Germany

Cologne's Love Locks Bridge

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.
Added by Koeln
Lucerne, Switzerland

Dance of Death Bridge

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Lucerne, Switzerland

Lion of Lucerne

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
Added by ectoman3