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People’s History Museum

Manchester, England

People’s History Museum

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

The entrance to Afflecks.

Manchester, England

Afflecks

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

The Sign for the Old Wellington, with the Old Wellington itself in the background on the left.

Manchester, England

The Shambles

Two of Manchester’s oldest buildings were moved twice.

Castlefield Viaduct

Manchester, England

Castlefield Viaduct

A Victorian-era British railway viaduct has been transformed into an elevated garden.

Bramall Hall

Bramhall, England

Bramall Hall

This iconic building , which is very evocative of the county of Cheshire, is a genuine gem of Tudor, black and white, timber-framed architecture .

A museum entrance with sliding glass doors below a sign in blue letters that says "Stockport Air Raid Shelters"

Stockport, England

Stockport Air Raid Shelters

Nicknamed the 'Chestergate Hotel,' the underground tunnel had beds, lights, and even flushing toilets.

Site Of Strawberry Studios, Stockport

Stockport, England

Strawberry Studios

Paul McCartney, Joy Division, and many others created era-defining music at this former recording studio.

Plaza Theatre

Stockport, England

Plaza Theatre

Opened in 1932, this theater in Stockport's Mersey Square is a bonafide Art-Deco gem.

108 Steps

Macclesfield, England

108 Steps

Local legend holds that if you can make it up this steep cobblestone stairway without taking a breath, you'll have wish come true.

Clayton's Tower with the initials WC seen at the top.

Bollington, England

Clayton’s Tower

Once thought to be a decorated air shaft, it might just be a castle-shaped folly.

Named after Ozzy Osbourne.

Birmingham, England

Ozzy the Bull

A gigantic mechanical bull rages over unsuspecting passengers at Birmingham’s central station.

The lighthouse being seen farther by the beach.

Talacre, Wales

Point of Ayr Lighthouse

This 1776 beacon on the coast of Wales is said to have a ghost called Raymond, the last lighthouse keeper.

Prestatyn Roman Baths

Prestatyn, Wales

Prestatyn Roman Baths

Roman ruins found on the outskirts of a small town on the North Wales coast have over time become a strong part of the community's identity.

Crich Stand, the War Memorial of the Sherwood Foresters.

Crich, England

Crich Stand

This poignant WWI memorial looks like a lighthouse 100 miles from the sea.

The Crazy Pinnacle.

Hope Valley, England

The Crazy Pinnacle

There's a strange stone hoodoo towering atop a wooded hillside and no one is quite sure how it got there.

The Toad.

England

Toad's Mouth

The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.

Mow Cop Castle

Mow Cop, England

Mow Cop Castle

This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.

 Aspendos Theater.

Serik, Turkey

Aspendos Theater

The best-preserved ancient theater in the world.

Hadrian’s Gate

Antalya, Turkey

Hadrian’s Gate

This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.

Dyffryn Ardudwy Burial Chamber

Penrhyndeudraeth, Wales

Dyffryn Ardudwy Burial Chambers

Neolithic burial chambers hidden beside a village school.

Minerva's shrine.

Chester, England

Minerva's Shrine

Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.

The vertical coffin is built into what's left of the arch.

Chester, England

Medieval Coffin of St John's

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

The Dancing House, f/k/a Fred and Ginger

Prague, Czechia

Tančící dům - Dancing House of Prague

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Prague Astronomical Clock

Prague, Czechia

Prague Astronomical Clock

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

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