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Hartlepool, England

HMS Trincomalee

The oldest warship in Europe is still afloat.
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Hartlepool, England

Steetley Magnesite

Derelict chemical plant on the North Sea is a beautiful industrial ruin.
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Northumberland, England

Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum

The first museum in the United Kingdom dedicated to this woodwind instrument.
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County Durham, England

Inkerman Beehive Coke Ovens

Rare remnants of the brick-domed ovens birthed in the Durham coalfield during the Industrial Revolution.
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Stannington, England

Abandoned St. Mary's Asylum

St. Mary's Asylum was isolated and abandoned before being converted into a Bed and Breakfast.
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Consett, England

'Terris Novalis'

These giant sculptures are supported by a bizarre menagerie of feet.
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Durham, England

The Lanchester Diploma

The 2,000-year-old pieces of metal are an ancient soldier's military discharge papers.
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Durham, England

Café on the Green

Take afternoon tea in a 17th-century almshouse.
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Durham, England

Palace Green Library

This library dates back to the late 17th century and was one of the first public lending libraries in England.
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Durham, England

Durham Obelisk

An abandoned tower once used to study the cosmos hides within a thicket of greenery.
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Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Lit & Phil

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.
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Newcastle upon Tyne, England

The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.
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Spanish Battery, England

Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Watch House Museum

A collection of maritime artifacts from the world's first volunteer life brigade.
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Gateshead, England

The Angel of the North

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.
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Seaham, England

Vane Tempest Sculptures

Public art now takes pride of place on the site of one of County Durham's last deep coal mines.
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Tyne and Wear, England

'Shadows in Another Light'

This steel sculpture made from a recycled crane towers above a former shipyard.
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Monkwearmouth, England

Steel Men Of Wearside

This tribute to Sunderland's mining past stands outside the home of its football club.
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