The Blackpool Tower Ballroom in Lancashire, England

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Blackpool’s historic ballroom still enchants. May we have this dance?

Dancers have been waltzing across the mahogany floors at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom, in Lancashire, England, for more than a century. For those not well versed on their British geography, Blackpool is a popular seaside resort in the UK, home to the 518-foot-tall Blackpool Tower, a tourist destination built in 1894 and inspired by the Eiffel Tower. These days, when people talk about the tower, they may be referring to the building’s many associated venues – a circus, theatre, and the ornate ballroom shown here.