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London, England

PsychoBarn

A traditional American farmhouse plopped in the middle of a Piccadilly courtyard.
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London, England

Victoria and Albert Museum WWII Battle Scars

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.
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London, England

Barbican Conservatory

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.
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London, England

Kew Gardens Underground Aquarium

A marine aquarium with an astounding variety of fish hides in the basement beneath the famous Palm House.
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Blackpool, England

High Tide Organ

This sculpture is an instrument played by the swell of the seas.
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Ulverston, England

Ulverston Canal Rolling Bridge

This unique style of bridge is the last of its kind and runs over the straightest canal in Britain.
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Manchester, England

Gnome Island

Since 2017, the remains of Stretford's industrial past have been occupied by a collection of gnomes.
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Telford, England

The Frog Clock

This whimsical, unique clock has been entertaining shoppers for well over 20 years.
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Chester, England

Chester Town Hall Clock Tower

The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.
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Looe, England

The Monkey Sanctuary

A wonderful safe haven founded in the 1960s to rescue endangered monkeys from the pet trade.
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Sheffield, England

Enchanted Chairs

A collection of throne-inspired sculptures dot the landscape of Wincobank.
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Chester, England

The Cobweb Picture

Chester Cathedral is home to a unique painting crafted on a canvas of cobwebs.
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Sheffield, England

The Green Police Box

This police call box harkens back to an era of pre-radio communications, and has a rather unique feature.
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Devon, England

'Verity'

An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.
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Sheffield, England

Rivelin Valley Chair

Seemingly straight out of a fairy tale, a steel chair sits on a tiny island only accessible by stepping stones.
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Williton, England

The Bakelite Museum

A collection of retro plastic goods made with "the material of a thousand uses."
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Gainford, England

Gainford Spa

This hidden natural fountain issues forth a steady supply of supposedly healing water that tastes like rotten eggs.
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Grange-over-Sands, England

Grange Lido

Abandoned for over 20 years, this art deco seaside swimming pool is a magnificent waste.
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Manchester, England

Circus Tavern

This tiny watering hole claims to have the smallest bar counter in Europe.
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Sheffield, England

The Old Queens Head

Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.
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West Putford, England

The Gnome Reserve

The world's largest collection of garden gnomes lives among the trees and wildflowers on this woodland reserve.
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Southend-on-Sea, England

Cranfield's Curiosity Cabinet

A magnificent menagerie of oddities, including taxidermy cryptids.
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Bath, England

Pulteney Weir

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.
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Llandudno, Wales

Great Orme Tramway

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.
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