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• The ghost of a woman in mourning garments (possibly a "gray lady") has been seen.
There is a black void where her face should be.
• Unknown foggy apparitions have been seen on the battlements.
• It is unknown what haunts the Salt Tower, but it must be pretty bad since some say dogs
refuse to enter.
• The ghost of Sir Walter Raleigh haunts the Queen's House near where he was impris-
oned.
• There are always ravens at the Tower. They are cared for by the Beefeaters. It is be-
lieved that if the ravens ever leave the tower, England will perish.
TOWER BRIDGE
Tourists usually think this is the "London Bridge" from the children's song, but it isn't. That
is further upriver, and a lot less interesting looking. This is the Tower Bridge, so called
because it is adjacent to the Tower of London.
It is actually a drawbridge, but the decks are rarely raised these days, as most heavy ship-
ping happens downstream. It is interesting to keep an eye on the river when you visit. The
Thames is given to wild swings in tide. Dinghies that are tied to buoys and floating 20 feet from
shore may be resting on the muddy bottom of the river by the time you're done with the tour.
BLACKPOOL TOWER
Blackpool is widely considered the epitome of the classical seaside resort. In this es-
tablishment we see glimpses of Coney Island in New York, Navy Pier in Chicago, Atlantic
City in New Jersey, and the pre-1900 Galveston Island in Texas.
The most visible part of the Blackpool experience is the tower. It was conceived as an an-
swer to the Eiffel Tower in Paris and in its sheltering arms a number of amusement attractions
sprang up so it could continue to make money in bad weather.
The tower was intended to copy Paris' famous landmark, and was even supposed to origi-
nally be called "Blackpool Eiffel Tower." Though it's not as tall as the Eiffel Tower, it appears
more sturdy. That's because it is subject to the battering of storms that roll in off the sea.
There is a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Blackpool Tower.
It contains a record with the voice of the man who laid the cornerstone along with newspapers
and other period items. There used to be a very small zoo, which included a lion. There is still a
ballroom in the tower.
The tower was built on the same site as an aquarium. The tanks were built into the tower's
design. Like the CN Tower in Toronto, the Blackpool Tower has a "walk of faith." Parts of the
floor are made from clear material that you can walk over while looking down.
MILLENNIUM DOME
One of the most admired and hated buildings of the late 20-th century, the Millennium
Dome's lofty goals were also its downfall. It is one of 200 projects in the United Kingdom
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