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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Canterbury, England

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Canterbury, England

Crooked House

This skewed English house has looked like its going to fall over for centuries.

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Canterbury, England

The Great Cloister and Chapter House of Canterbury Cathedral

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

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Herne Bay, England

Herne Bay Museum

Beachcombers have been populating this museum with artifacts ranging from prehistoric to barely historic since the 1930's.

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Birchington-on-Sea, England

Powell-Cotton Dioramas

An English explorer's vast natural history collection has the first realistic dioramas of animals staged in their natural habitats.

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11 MILEs FROM Canterbury

Folkestone, England

Folkestone White Horse

One English town's celebratory landmark spurred more trouble than anticipated.

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The Lady in the Woods

This oak sculpture at the edge of a small wood is nine feet tall and shrouded in mystery.

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St. Leonard's Church Basement Ossuary

A house of bones — but nobody is quite sure to whom they belong.

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14 MILEs FROM Canterbury

Atlas Obscura Trips

Folklore and Magic of Southern England

Nov 2—Nov 7, 2019

Mythical castles and ancient witchcraft, ecological biomes and fairy-tale forests, sea tractors and flaming tar barrels—all this awaits you on our one-of-a-kind exploration of southern England's historic haunts and eccentric traditions.

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