A tiny, hidden alleyway dedicated to the father of meteorology.

An obscure walkway dedicated to a scientist who helped pave the way for the world to sit up and take notice of Manchester.

Two of the most notable names in automobile history are commemorated at the place where they're said to have first met.

The city of Manchester quietly unveiled this tribute to a 19th-century massacre.

When the city of Manchester built a new centralized heating network, they did it with style.

Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.

A statue honoring Frank Sidebottom, a beloved cartoon figure from Timperley.

Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.

Once called "the biggest room in the world," this Victorian-era hall is so large that it contains a smaller 1970s heptagonal theatre.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

This building's name and a plaque are all that's left of what was probably the most important nightclub of the Madchester music scene.

Sitting among the tombstones and trees, this anvil tells a story of crowns, conflicts, and craftsmanship.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

The last gas-lit cinema in the United Kingdom, and perhaps the world.

Formed by the collapse of salt mines and later used for dumping industrial waste, these lakes are now part an unusual, biodiverse parkland.

A charming Spanish village sits atop this natural limestone overpass.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

A small church ornamented with medieval erotic sculptures.

A young Gustave Eiffel assisted in the construction of this skinny metal observation tower.

A stone structure built thousands of years ago on the Iberian peninsula.

An ancient stone structure that, according to legend, was built by witches.