Manchester, England
'A New Broom'
This statue of an everyday cleaning tool sits proud upon a plinth in Manchester's coolest quarter.
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Manchester, England
This statue of an everyday cleaning tool sits proud upon a plinth in Manchester's coolest quarter.
Manchester, England
Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.
Manchester, England
Over 300 historical instruments from around the world can be found in the Royal Northern College of Music's basement.
Manchester, England
19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.
Manchester, England
An abandoned canal route lies hidden under the streets of Manchester.
Manchester, England
A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.
Manchester, England
One of the trees in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens is actually a World War II memorial, and it's made of metal.
Manchester, England
This bronze sculpture represents the helpless, hapless, and the damned who have passed through Piccadilly station since it opened in 1842
Liverpool, England
A thousand year old oak tree survives in Liverpool.
Liverpool, England
Six neolithic sandstone boulders remaining from a dolmen.
Liverpool, England
Prehistoric sandstone menhir with Early Bronze Age cup and ring markings, also known as Robin Hood's Stone.
Liverpool, England
This abandoned lock-up was saved because of its connection to a local football team.
Birkenhead, England
After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.
Liverpool, England
One of the largest objects salvaged from the famous sunken passenger ship.
Liverpool, England
This stone once marked the boundaries of Liverpool's medieval markets.
Liverpool, England
The grand complex of buildings that comprise Liverpool's Exchange Flags includes a vast World War II bunker that has been frozen in time.
Liverpool, England
This whimsical public art installation is a unique homage to Liverpool's industrial heritage.
Liverpool, England
The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St Johns Precinct and Market.
Glasgow, Scotland
A ceramic postbox where visitors can post original poems and creative messages.
Glasgow, Scotland
Here you can see more than 100 years of Scotland’s history captured by amateur and professional filmmakers.
Glasgow, Scotland
The 18th-century inspiration behind Harry Potter's Sorting Hat.
Halifax, England
This centuries-old mansion was the home of the noted 19th-century diarist Anne Lister (aka “Gentleman Jack”).
Manchester, England
A hunk of prehistoric lava rests amid the Gothic architecture of a campus quad.
Manchester, England
The remnants of a depressing public toilet are now a hub of ever evolving street art.