Leeds, England
Central Station Wagon Hoist
This device was crucial to the Industrial Revolution development of Leeds.
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Leeds, England
This device was crucial to the Industrial Revolution development of Leeds.
Birmingham, England
A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.
Sheffield, England
One of the last remnants of the Bessemer process that revolutionized steel production during the industrial age.
Sheffield, England
An enormous steel waterfall is a nod to the substance that shaped Britain's Steel City.
Brighton, England
A vintage penny arcade hidden in the back of a fun fair-themed bar.
Brighton, England
The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.
Worksop, England
A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.
Whitby, England
These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.
Blackpool, England
A typographic tribute to the many comedic greats who make Great Britain laugh.
Chester, England
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
Harrogate, England
The last fully working Victorian Turkish bath in England.
York, England
Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.
Manchester, England
Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.
Manchester, England
Since 2017, the remains of Stretford's industrial past have been occupied by a collection of gnomes.
Gainsborough, England
Once the largest factory complex in all of Europe, this converted shopping center celebrates its industrial past in a big way.
Featherstone, England
A distinctive sculpture honors those killed and injured during a mineworkers strike in 1893.
Leeds, England
The name of this suspended sculpture is Latin for "high horse," which is exactly what it is.
Nottingham, England
This romantic, decaying 13th-century ruin on the edge of Sherwood Forest is reputedly one of England's most haunted places.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?
Edinburgh, Scotland
A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.
Prague, Czechia
A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.
Prague, Czechia
A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.