The first railway line to successfully use a steam powered locomotive

The largest preserved walking dragline excavator in Western Europe.

Since 1877, the characters of Sir Walter Scott’s “Ivanhoe” have been keeping time in this Leeds arcade.

This Bronze Age boat was found buried remarkably intact in an English gravel pit.

A public art project to commemorate a tumultuous period in Derby's history.

Once a sanctuary for Honolulu’s queer community, this legendary landmark is in the heart of Waikiki.

A Victorian-era viaduct has become a pilgrimage site for Harry Styles fans.

Hidden under a shopping centre is the genesis of modern Liverpool.

A bare tree in Riga’s Esplanāde is transformed into an extraordinary vertical neighbourhood by scores of colourful bird nesting boxes clustered across its trunk and branches.

This 19th century factory site was the birthplace of one of the British Army's most important materials and is now the home of a craft brewery.

A beloved family of panda sculptures named after memories of the city's past.

This folly built to commemorate an aristocratic victory over Catholic rebellion plays tricks on the eye.

A folly built to satisfy a gentleman's bet that he could drive his horses through the eye of a needle.

This jewel of an engine is one of Northern England's finest surviving legacies of the Industrial Revolution, even catching the eye of Henry Ford.

A free ferry service has run between these two English villages since 1885.

This giant weaving shuttle celebrates Lancashire's importance during the Industrial Revolution.

The violinist who played on as the Titanic sank is buried in this quiet English cemetery.

This round structure dotted with portals is one of several pieces scattered throughout Lancashire.

Amazing tiled map mural showing the lines of the famous Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, incorporated into the war memorial after WW1

This university building was once voted the ugliest building in the world.

The world's second-largest toy production company has a lineup of its heroes outside

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.