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Box, England

Box Tunnel Entrance

The designer of this railway tunnel added a birthday present for himself.
Cara Giaimo Added by Cara Giaimo
Norfolk, England

SS Vina Shipwreck

The wreckage of an old coastal trading vessel is only visible at low tide.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Somerset, England

Willow Man

The metal frame is all that's left of a wicker sculpture which once towered over the M5 motorway.
Merseyside, England

The Dream

Giant statue of a disembodied head.
Added by TonyStark
Cornwall, England

Church of St. Morwenna and St. John the Baptist

This ancient church, rebuilt at least 3 times, is flanked at all sides by history.
Added by Vordenius
Waterloo, England

'Another Place'

A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.
Added by lercio
Essex, England

The Broomway

A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.
MagnumPI Added by MagnumPI
London, England

The Star Tavern

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.
Colin McDonald Added by Colin McDonald
Oxford, England

The Story Museum

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.
Added by lauracurtistalbot
Devon, England

Wistman's Wood

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Cornwall, England

St Michael's Mount

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
London, England

Museum of the Home

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre
London, England

Hidden Cells of Newgate Prison

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
London, England

The Cathedral of Sewage

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.
Rachel Added by Rachel
London, England

Suck and Chew

"Purveyors of traditional sweets and vintage treats."
Added by michelleferlito
London, England

St Augustine's Tower

This medieval church tower has maintained its clockworks since the 16th century.
Added by mongoosenamedt
London, England

Goodwin's Court

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.
deanmgarland Added by deanmgarland
London, England

Admiral's House

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."
Added by Kavya Ram Mohan
London, England

Angela Flanders Perfumer

A boutique perfumery fashioned to look like a Victorian-era shop.
Gerard Nolan Added by Gerard Nolan
Oxford, England

All Souls College Library

Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
England

Maunsell Army Sea Forts

Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Maidstone, England

Kent County Lunatic Asylum (Oakwood Hospital)

This former abandoned hospital, a complex of stunning 19th century buildings, once housed 2,000 psychiatric patients.
Bearded Zombie Added by Bearded Zombie
London, England

Leighton House Museum

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.
dtheodora Added by dtheodora
London, England

Growing Underground

The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.