These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

These carved, weathered stones once gave mail carriers and pub goers a leg up.

A monument to the real explorer and bear who inspired characters in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

One of Manchester’s museums has gathered and preserved British political paraphernalia covering over 200 years.

Two of Manchester’s oldest buildings were moved twice.

This landmark overlooking Ramsbottom pays homage to Sir Robert Peel, repealer of the Corn Laws.

The patch of land below the memorial was gifted by the British to the United States.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Gothic tower where Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote the poem "The Sleeping Beauty."

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.

This modest relic, with rich history as a strategic fort through multiple eras.

This sculpture combines the literary Alice with her real-life inspiration.

This gate served as a small lock-up jail in the 14th century.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

The author of Frankenstein is buried here, along with her parents and the heart of her husband, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Alongside its 16th- and 17th-century architecture and interiors, this mansion houses an Ancient Roman ring that some believe may have inspired J.R.R. Tolkien.

A museum based on the collection of a Victorian family. Housed in a remaining Victorian villa.

A motley, fantastical agglomeration of unlikely houseboats along the Shoreham-by-Sea riverbank.