Scars from the English Civil War mar this medieval sanctuary.

A historic, reportedly haunted pub that provided inspiration for several famous adventure novels.

Designed to celebrate the queen's 40th birthday.

17th-century merchants in Bristol nailed their deals by placing money on these pedestals.

The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."

Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.

This pedestrian footbridge honors Pero Jones, an enslaved African who lived in Bristol.

A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.

These 90-year-old murals of local kings, Vikings, and outlaws hide in plain sight in a beautifully baroque shopping arcade.

This Manchester laundromat is hiding something.

Hidden on the urban banks of a Manchester river are a series of abandoned waterside industrial sites.

Two of Manchester’s oldest buildings were moved twice.

The construction of this bridge dates back to the 15th century.

The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.

A tiny, hidden alleyway dedicated to the father of meteorology.

An obscure walkway dedicated to a scientist who helped pave the way for the world to sit up and take notice of Manchester.

This tiny watering hole claims to have the smallest bar counter in Europe.

This nondescript building hides an entrance to an underground nuclear tunnel system.

This bronze statue honors one of the leaders of the suffragette movement in the United Kingdom.

A tiny, heartwarming piece of art hiding in plain sight.

This statue of an everyday cleaning tool sits proud upon a plinth in Manchester's coolest quarter.

One of the trees in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens is actually a World War II memorial, and it's made of metal.

Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.