Three mechanical figures—a soldier, a sailor, and Father Time—announce the time on this local landmark.

The river that gave its name to a 1960s musical movement has a rather inauspicious starting point in town outside of Manchester.

Opened in 1932, this theater in Stockport's Mersey Square is a bonafide Art-Deco gem.

The world's first funicular powered by a steam engine.

Antique cinematography artifacts fill this museum dedicated to the inventors of the moving picture.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

This sculpture combines the literary Alice with her real-life inspiration.

The author of Alice in Wonderland spent his final years at this whimsical Victorian home.

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

One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

This statue of one of the engineers who created the London Underground hides a ventilation shaft for the tube lines that run under the street.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

One of London’s rare Tudor-era buildings is a fate-defying gatehouse for a church.

The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.

At the center of London’s oldest roundabout stands an obelisk that was erected in 1771, but spent several decades elsewhere.

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.

The (fictional) address of Sweeney Todd's bloody barbershop.

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

A collection of comics, graphic novels, animation and caricatures devoted to exploring this often overlooked art form.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.