This statue includes small details that highlight a city of "firsts."

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

One of the trees in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens is actually a World War II memorial, and it's made of metal.

This haunted 17th-century pub was moved to a new city when it was already almost 300 years old.

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

One of Manchester’s museums has gathered and preserved British political paraphernalia covering over 200 years.

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.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

One of the oldest Rolls-Royce automobiles in existence, this vehicle was once driven by Henry Royce himself.

An ordinary lamppost situated in the middle of Cambridge has an unusual moniker and history.

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

An unusual artwork dedicated to a unique man that entertained people visiting Cambridge while raising money for charity.

One of several Lilliputian portals that are ready to transport passengers to other dimensions, if they can find them.

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.

This bare, bronze lad in a lone sock sits in the middle of Loughborough’s town center.

Hundreds of huge, centuries-old horseshoes adorn the walls of this nontraditional 12th-century castle.

The sanctuary seems to either float atop the water or sink into the dirt, depending on the water level.

This iconic building was founded as a school for the impoverished, but became one for the sons of the local gentry.

A monument at the site of a decisive battle in the First English Civil War.

This church is considered the largest and most complete Saxon church in England.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

After a night ravaged by bedbugs, it's said King John ordered the creation of this weathervane.