Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Bournemouth - Atlas Obscura

Unusual Attractions in Bournemouth

Bournemouth, England

Fisherman's Walk Cliff Lift

The world's shortest funicular ferries beachgoers a whopping 128 feet from clifftop to shore.

Bournemouth, England

Bournemouth Natural Science Society

Open for a weekend once a year around October it houses a fascinating collection of unique Victorian preserved and stuffed animals.

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Russell-Cotes Museum

A museum based on the collection of a Victorian family. Housed in a remaining Victorian villa.

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Memento Mori Oddities Shop

A genuine Little Shop of Horrors.

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Dorset, England

The Scout Stone

This commemorative stone was erected near the first Scout campsite.

4 miles from Bournemouth

Bethan's Rock

This rock was donated to the museum by an inspired young visitor.

4 miles from Bournemouth

Broadstone, England

Alfred Russel Wallace's Grave

The biologist's fossilized headstone was meant to reflect his love of nature. Its, ahem, unusual shape is probably just a coincidence.

5 miles from Bournemouth

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