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

In Warrington’s Golden Square, it's always tea time.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

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

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

The first modern cemetery of Lyon is complete with more than 200 chapels and monuments.

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

This abandoned church in central Lyon is missing its front stairs.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

One of the town's most famous residents, holding one of his most famous creations.

This enormous spiral sculpture looks strangely out of place on the edge of a housing development.

This commercial and retail center was crafted from walled military barracks.

Once a training ground for Olympic athletes, this artificial ski slope has fallen into ruin after a fire in 2012.

A limestone sculpture of a praying man resides over the site where 23 Chinese cockle pickers died.

Inside this station, the 1945 film "Brief Encounter" is played on a loop daily.

A modern museum built within a Victorian dry dock charts the history of the industrial town.

These ancient rock graves were featured on the cover of a Black Sabbath compilation album.

A powerful statue sits on Scalestone Point, looking out over Morecambe Bay.

This device was crucial to the Industrial Revolution development of Leeds.

Once used to protect important Roman trade routes.

This memorial depicts the unlikely team that won England the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy.