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Blackpool

Perhaps the most well known site in Blackpool, England is the Tower which

dominates the landscape of this seaside resort. The tower was

opened to tourists on May 14, 1894. It appears on a brass handle

souvenir corkscrew.

The tower is 518 feet high and weights 2,943 tons. For its 100th

birthday it was painted gold with 2.9 tons of paint.

In addition to the tower and the beach, the seaside pleasure seeker

will find a zoo, a waxworks, a toy museum, and a couple of casinos

in Blackpool.