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Halifax, England

Warley Museum

Probably the smallest museum in the world, housed in a disused phone booth.

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Halifax, England

The Halifax Gibbet

A copy of the brutal decapitation device that predated the French Guillotine by about 200 years.

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Piece Hall

This Georgian architectural masterpiece is the only cloth hall left in Britain.

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Wainhouse Tower

This tallest folly in the world began its life as an elaborate factory chimney.

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Bradford, England

Colour Experience Museum

A museum devoted to the science of color.

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Bingley, England

Cottingley Beck

The photographs of "fairies" that fooled much of the world (including the creator of Sherlock Homes) were taken at this English stream.

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7 MILEs FROM Halifax

Todmorden, England

Stoodley Pike Monument

A stone obelisk towering over the surrounding countrysides beckons hikers across the rolling moors.

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7 MILEs FROM Halifax

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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British Burrito

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British Burrito

England's take on the Mexican meal wraps a Yorkshire pudding around meaty fillings.

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