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

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.

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

This nondescript building hides an entrance to an underground nuclear tunnel system.

This bronze statue honors one of the leaders of the suffragette movement in the United Kingdom.

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

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

The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.

Two of Manchester’s oldest buildings were moved twice.

The remains of an ancient bathhouse sit inside this aptly-named pub.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.

Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.

This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

This popular square's history as the former site of a church is right beneath your feet.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

A shrine to one of England's female saints in what is believed to be her former home.

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

This sculpture of Edward of Woodstock is surrounded by eight Victorian lamp bearers.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.