This atmospheric cavern on the hillside above picturesque Rydal Water is actually an old slate quarry

Looking like something out of a fairytale, this tiny house was built over a stream to avoid paying land taxes

A medieval cave used to shelter local hermits now holds nearly 200 old Quaker gravestones.

A miniature version of the ship that took John Cabot from Bristol to Newfoundland.

The unpredictability of this pendulum's movements has drawn visitors to this magnificent church for decades.

A 15th-century whalebone is tucked away in an unassuming corner of this medieval church.

World War II air raids over Bristol dislodged this fragment of tram line that ended up embedded in a churchyard.

An alchemical monument that represents "Earth, Air, Fire, and Water."

An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.

This pedestrian footbridge honors Pero Jones, an enslaved African who lived in Bristol.

This metal tree with multidirectional solar panels offers free Wi-Fi and mobile phone charging stations

During a fire in 1831, this remarkable piece of Anglo-Saxon stonework used as a coffin lid was discovered beneath the Chapter House floor of Bristol Cathedral

Perhaps the most obscure, simplistic Banksy installation found in Bristol or in the entire world.

This 12th-century gatehouse has survived England’s many religious upheavals

Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.

Installed in 1938, this was the first moving neon sign in Bristol

Originally made for a film, this replica plane hangs from the ceiling in the front hall of the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

The Bristol Tapestry is a 22-meter artwork depicting 1,000 years of the city's history, created in the 1970s by over 90 local contributors

These stairs, seemingly disappearing into a wall, once tempted some students into petty crime

An array of ancient artifacts from Bronze Age Bristol and other civilizations are housed in this museum.

It houses a menagerie of wondrous taxidermy specimens from around the world, including the remains of a famous gorilla.

This beloved piece of street art mysteriously vanished, only to reappear in its original location after some much-needed TLC.

One of Bristol's best-hidden gems has ties to Lord Byron, whence it became the nation's first reformatory school for girls.

A miniature replica of the canine that became the logo for a large recording company.