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Newport, England

Carisbrooke Castle

The Last Home of an Executed King.
Middlesbrough, England

Tees Transporter Bridge

Built in 1911, the Tees Transporter Bridge is one of only six transporter bridges still in operation.
Manchester, England

The Manchester Bee

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.
Dorset, England

Abbotsbury Swannery

The world's only managed flock of mute swans was established as a factory for monk meat but is now an adorable sanctuary.
Grasmere, England

Dove Cottage

This charming English house was once the home of England's most famous poet.
Town End, England

Crich Tramway Village

A collection of early 19th century trams set in a reconstructed period village.
Windsor, England

Queen Charlotte Street

At just 51 feet and 10 inches long, it's the shortest street in England.
Dungeness, England

Derek Jarman's Garden

An avant-garde artist is survived by his seaside garden.
Coventry, England

Coventry Cathedral Ruins

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.
Northamptonshire, England

Lyveden New Bield

The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.
Isle of Wight, England

Blackgang Chine

The UK's oldest theme park slowly slips away.
Cobham, England

Painshill Park Follies

Amazing collection of folly buildings in Cobham, Surrey.
Stourton, England

King Alfred's Tower

Gothic tower mentioned in Thomas Hardy poem "The Channel Firing."
Kilpeck, England

Kilpeck Church Carvings

Detailed sandstone carvings show an array of symbolism and adorable animals.
Exmouth, England

A La Ronde

Two women with a flair for both adventure and artful clutter created this singular round home.
Merseyside, England

The Dream

Giant statue of a disembodied head.
Macclesfield, England

Orrery at Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre

One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.
Nottingham, England

The Arboretum

This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.
Harrogate, England

Old Swan Hotel

Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.
York, England

National Railway Museum York

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.
Chesterfield, England

Chesterfield's Crooked Spire

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.
London, England

Scenes from the Frost Fair

Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.
Bath, England

Sham Castle

Don't be fooled by this fake medieval facade even if it is almost 300 years old.
Cornwall, England

The Merry Maidens

Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.