Salford, England
Salford Lads' Club
This historic club for wayward boys has shaped some of the biggest names in music almost as much as they have shaped it.
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Salford, England
This historic club for wayward boys has shaped some of the biggest names in music almost as much as they have shaped it.
Manchester, England
Since 2017, the remains of Stretford's industrial past have been occupied by a collection of gnomes.
Manchester, England
Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.
Manchester, England
This nondescript building hides an entrance to an underground nuclear tunnel system.
Manchester, England
This tiny watering hole claims to have the smallest bar counter in Europe.
Ely, England
A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.
Darlington, England
A locomotive made from 185,000 bricks celebrates the town's pioneering railway history.
Retford, England
One of the earliest large-scale "hyper" roofs in the U.K. is now a derelict roadside attraction.
London, England
Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.
London, England
Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.
London, England
A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.
London, England
London's most popular recording studio, located in the capital's East End, runs partly on solar power and has played host to some of the world's biggest acts.
London, England
The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.
London, England
This hospital helped pave the way for treatment that drove down child-mortality rates in 19th and 20th centuries.
London, England
Visit on a Sunday morning to see some killer tricks.
London, England
A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.
London, England
Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.
Cologne, Germany
Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.
Dusseldorf, Germany
Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.
Dusseldorf, Germany
This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.
Cologne, Germany
The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.
Cologne, Germany
This small condiment museum makes all manner of mustards with a 200-year-old mill.
Cologne, Germany
If the tunes of antique organs and musical marionettes don't intoxicate you, the draft beer certainly will.
Cologne, Germany
The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.