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Northamptonshire

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

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Northamptonshire, England

Rushton Triangular Lodge

An intriguing three-sided folly is a testament to one man's devotion to Catholicism and the number three.

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Aerial view of Lyveden New Bield.

Northamptonshire, England

Lyveden New Bield

The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.

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A replica of Lampy the garden gnome (WikiCommons)

Loddington, England

Lampy the Garden Gnome

The first German gnome who popularized the garden decoration.

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The crypt is full of skulls and other skeletal remains.

Rothwell, England

Rothwell Bone Crypt

Under a church hides a forgotten 13th-century ossuary containing the remains of around 2,500 people.

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Milton Keynes Peace Pagoda

Willen, England

Milton Keynes Peace Pagoda

The peace pagoda to be constructed in the Western world sits next to a small English lake.

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Bletchley, England

National Museum of Computing

Museum celebrating the history of computers, especially their role in codebreaking.

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Milton Keynes, England

Bletchley Park

Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.

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