Keswick, England
Derwent Pencil Museum
A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.
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Keswick, England
A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.
Morecambe, England
Dedicated to the legendary comedian Eric Morecambe depicting his iconic "Bring Me Sunshine" stance.
Macclesfield, England
One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.
Blackpool, England
This sculpture is an instrument played by the swell of the seas.
Manchester, England
The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.
Liverpool, England
This aging storage facility is the world's largest brick warehouse.
Falkirk, Scotland
Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
Grangemouth, Scotland
The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
Liverpool, England
The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St Johns Precinct and Market.
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.
Waterloo, England
A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.
Blackpool, England
A typographic tribute to the many comedic greats who make Great Britain laugh.
Blackpool, England
One of the oldest amusement rides in existence was a huge disappointment to its creator.
Southport, England
The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.
Southport, England
This unique collection of lawnmowers includes vintage blueprints and automatic robot mowers.
Preston, England
Locals spent years successfully fighting to save this beloved Brutalist behemoth from demolition.
Preston, England
A harrowing sculpture commemorates the four people shot down during the workers strike of 1842.