Manchester, England
RNCM Collection of Historic Musical Instruments
Over 300 historical instruments from around the world can be found in the Royal Northern College of Music's basement.
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Manchester, England
Over 300 historical instruments from around the world can be found in the Royal Northern College of Music's basement.
Manchester, England
Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.
Stockport, England
Paul McCartney, Joy Division, and many others created era-defining music at this former recording studio.
Barnard Castle, England
A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.
Lincoln, England
The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.
Grimsby, England
A 12th-century church that houses a dark creature.
Withernsea, England
This two-towered gateway is all that remains of the unluckiest pier in the world.
Norton, England
A preserved 18th century steel factory.
Redcar and Cleveland, England
A seaside morgue for the victims of the North Sea.
Sheffield, England
Cemetery established by the Victorians as a solution to the overflowing graveyards.
Sheffield, England
Explore these Victorian-era tunnels under a bustling train station.
Rotherham, England
This oddly placed 15th-century church is one of only six bridge chapels left in England.
Thurgoland, England
A repurposed railway tunnel with otherworldly acoustic characteristics.
Kirkstall, England
Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.
Leeds, England
The last gas-lit cinema in the United Kingdom, and perhaps the world.
Rothwell, England
A stretch of land where the sour-sweet vegetable is cloaked in darkness and grows so fast you can hear it crack, squeak, and pop.
Leeds, England
The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.
Rievaulx, England
This 11th-century Cistercian abbey was once seized by Henry VIII.
Lupșa, Romania
Even drowned in an ocean of toxic waste, the remnants of this Romanian village stand tall.
Blumberg, Germany
A historic steam train meanders along one of the most scenic rail routes in Germany's Black Forest.
Knaresborough, England
A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.
England
Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".
Knaresborough, England
Hidden in the woods behind this English estate lies a Victorian pet cemetery.
Harrogate, England
The last fully working Victorian Turkish bath in England.