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The Resting Place of Pocahontas

The last resting place of the famous Native American princess is marked by a haunting monument.

The Lady in the Woods

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

Coldrum Long Barrow

A Neolithic burial site built 1,000 years before Stonehenge.

Saltwood Castle

This Norman castle has been the scene of assassination plots, religious persecution, and Nazi conspiracies throughout its long history.

Dog Collar Museum

A showcase of canine neckwear spanning five centuries of doggie fashion and function.

Aefre

These 1,500-year-old remains were found in a mysterious Anglo-Saxon mass grave.

Offham, England

Offham Quintain

Horsemen once used this tilting post during jousting practice.

Birchington-on-Sea, England

Powell-Cotton Ethnographic Collection

A vast archive of cultural artifacts collected from numerous expeditions across Africa and Asia.

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