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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Leicester

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Leicester, England

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A gas powered projector.

Leicester, England

National Gas Museum

The world's largest collection of artifacts from our history of industrial gas use is hard to simply pass.

The car park during the excavation

Leicester, England

King Richard III's Car Park

More than 500 years after his death, a medieval ruler's remains were found buried under a parking lot.

Leicester, England

Abbey Sewage Pumping Station

This former sewage pumping station is now a fascinating museum.

Leicester Statue of Liberty

Leicester, England

Mini Statue of Liberty

A replica of the famed statue far from home.

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Bradgate House.

Newtown Linford, England

Bradgate House

The alleged birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at age 16 for claiming the throne of England.

4 miles from Leicester

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Stoney Cove at the UK National Dive Centre

The site of the most dived wreck in the UK.

8 miles from Leicester

The Sockman

Loughborough, England

'The Sockman'

This bare, bronze lad in a lone sock sits in the middle of Loughborough’s town center.

9 miles from Leicester

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