Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

This bronze sculpture represents the helpless, hapless, and the damned who have passed through Piccadilly station since it opened in 1842

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

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.

The former home of one of the U.K.’s most notable families of suffragettes is now a museum dedicated to women’s rights.

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

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

This tower was constructed to commemorate the man who helped bring true democracy to the United Kingdom.

Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

This mysterious hilltop collection of Druid carvings isn't quite what it seems.

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

The construction of this bridge dates back to the 15th century.

Once used to protect important Roman trade routes.

An impromptu shrine appeared shortly after beloved "Torchwood" character Ianto Jones was killed off the show.

Britain's oldest permanent theatre designed and built for puppets.

The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

An unexpectedly extraterrestrial room in a former Victorian resort club.

The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.

The decaying ruins of Wales' first asylum for the mentally ill.

The largest municipal cemetery in the United Kingdom and the second largest in Europe contains some of Manchester’s biggest characters.

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

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.