Sheffield, England
Bessemer Converter at Kelham Island Industrial Museum
One of the last remnants of the Bessemer process that revolutionized steel production during the industrial age.
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Sheffield, England
One of the last remnants of the Bessemer process that revolutionized steel production during the industrial age.
Beverley, England
Marking the ancient boundaries of asylum around Beverley Minster.
Langrick, England
A working farm turned into a museum dedicated to the world's most unbelievably tiny cars.
Haslingden, England
At night, the enormous sculpture looks like a UFO hovering above the English hills.
Dale Abbey, England
Inspired by a dream, a hermit carved out a home in this sandstone bank to live a life of contemplation and prayer.
Kirkstall, England
Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.
Beverley, England
Lewis Carroll's White Rabbit or something else altogether?
Arkwright Town, England
When methane gas started seeping up from the ground, they picked up and moved the entire town.
Dudley, England
This pub can leave even the sober feeling slightly unsteady.
Hunstanton, England
All that remains of the fishing-vessel-turned-warship is its weathered hull.
Oxford, England
One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to England's legendary King Alfred the Great.
Bridge of Allan, Scotland
A carved bench marks the Scottish cave that inspired the classic adventure novel "Treasure Island."
Hull, England
This mummified mermaid corpse is an aquatic curio that was eventually revealed to be a fake.
York, England
An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.
Woking, England
An enormous alien invades Woking, England, as an homage to the H.G. Wells classic 'The War of the Worlds.'
Sheffield, England
The whimsical steel spider lurking in the shadows of this suspension bridge shows that engineers can have a sense of humor.
Isle of Man
The remains of the wrecked steam trawler can be found on the beach at low tide.
Anstruther, Scotland
Bronze plates placed around this Scottish fishing village form a true-scale model of the solar system.
Shireoaks, England
This centuries-old canal known as the Cuckoo Dyke has a staircase of locks suitable for a giant.
Manchester, England
A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.
Newtonmore, Scotland
A cross marks the spot in a small Scottish village that claims to be the exact center of the country.
Bude, England
A writer's tiny retreat built from salvaged shipwreck timbers.
Nottingham, England
When the public was consulted about a new piece of street art, they naturally asked for an enormous metal dragon.
Isle of Barra, Scotland
This beach runway is off limits during high tide.