National Geographic Kids USA - March 2017

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BY ROSE DAVIDSON

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COOL THINGS

ABOUT ENGLAND

THINGS TO DO IN

ENGLAND

Climb 200 steps to the top

of Windsor Castle’s Round

Tower to admire views of

the London skyline.

Take a behind-the-scenes tour

of Manchester’s Old Trafford

and explore the stadium like

a soccer player.

See the world’s largest collection

of gnome and pixie figurines at

the Gnome Reserve and Wild Flower

Garden in the county of Devon.

Beef up your wakeboarding

skills at the Liverpool Wake

Park, located along Liverpool’s

waterfront dock complex.

WHERE Suffolk, England

HOW MUCH About $

for four nights

WHY IT’S COOL If you stay at

this lodge, you’ll definitely be

living on the edge. One half of

the Balancing Barn sits on a

hill; the other juts over the

hillside, appearing to dangle in

midair! How does the building

remain upright? The end

sitting on land is anchored

with concrete that’s strong

enough to support the weight

of the floating half.

Covered in steel panels, the

hundred-foot-long hotel fits

up to eight guests. A giant

window built into the living-ro

floor on the dangling side of th

building gives guests a view of

ground 26 feet below. Take the

stairs in the middle of the bar

and exit through a door in the

hillside to lounge underneath the

lodge. You can even hop on the

swing attached to the bottom of

the structure’s floating side for a

relaxing ride.

You won’t find any farm animals

inside the barn. But since you’re

located next to a wildlife reserve,

you might see an owl or a skylark

passing under the window in the

floor. Guess you’re not the only one

who’ll want to spend time at this

awesome hangout!

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