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Istanbul, Turkey

Rumeli Hisari

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.
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Birmingham, England

Birmingham Walk of Stars

The star-studded street honors the city's most notable Brummies.
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Birmingham, England

Curzon Street Station

This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.
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Birmingham, England

Blakesley Hall

Some wattle-and-daub, a Moorish mural, a glacial erratic, and a Giant named Gilbert.
Phil Added by Phil
Hagley, England

Wychbury Obelisk

An 18th century monument regularly tagged with unsettling graffiti referencing a 1940s unsolved murder.
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London, England

Replica of the Golden Hinde

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
London, England

Monument to the Great Fire of London

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
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London, England

Pudding Lane

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
London, England

The London Stone

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.
Added by Vordenius
London, England

Hoa Hakananai'a

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.
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London, England

Sir John Soane's Museum

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.
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Coleraine, Northern Ireland

Dunluce Castle

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.
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County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Giant's Causeway

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
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Ballycastle, Northern Ireland

Loughareema

The lake that fills and empties itself at random.
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County Antrim, Northern Ireland

The Dark Hedges

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.
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Ballymena, Northern Ireland

Slemish Mountain

A brisk climb up this solitary peak leads to the origin story of a towering figure in Irish history.
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Belfast, Northern Ireland

Crown Liquor Saloon

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.
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Gwynedd, Wales

Portmeirion Village

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
Added by lercio
London, England

Pelicans of St James's Park

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.
Added by duncanchappell
London, England

Hunterian Museum

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.
Added by mbison
London, England

Temple Church

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
London, England

Leadenhall Market

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.
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London, England

Beauchamp Tower

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.
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London, England

The Tower of London Menagerie

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden