Ilkeston, England
Scala Cinema
This 1913 single-screen cinema is a charming survivor in the age of the multiplex.
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Ilkeston, England
This 1913 single-screen cinema is a charming survivor in the age of the multiplex.
Ilkeston, England
A wooden statue commemorates a local celebrity who became a national sensation for his height.
Gainsborough, England
Once the largest factory complex in all of Europe, this converted shopping center celebrates its industrial past in a big way.
Gainsborough, England
A medieval relic whose great hall once hosted Mayflower pilgrims, one of Henry VIII’s ill-fated wives, and plenty of royal intrigue.
Sheffield, England
This old Victorian bathhouse is fed by an ancient spring.
Manchester, England
The largest municipal cemetery in the United Kingdom and the second largest in Europe contains some of Manchester’s biggest characters.
Boroughbridge, England
At 22 feet tall, these Bronze Age monoliths are some of the tallest standing stones in the United Kingdom.
Sharow, England
The pyramid-shaped grave of one of the first mountain astronomers and a pyramid theorist.
Pateley Bridge, England
The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.
Harrogate, England
Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.
Ripon, England
One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.
York, England
A monolith stands at the site of the most significant battle ever fought on British soil.
George Town, Cayman Islands
The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.
Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Glossop, England
The wreck of a B-29 Superfortress now stands as a memorial left in the moors.
Moffat, Scotland
“It has nae lugs!”
Kingussie, Scotland
These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.
Feshiebridge, Scotland
These skilfully executed, poignant works of art dot a verdant Scottish dell.
Gotham, England
The storied English village that pretended to be insane inspired NYC's nickname and the fictional namesake in the DC Comics universe.
Shildon, England
This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.
Falkirk, Scotland
Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
Glasgow, Scotland
Vibrant paintings stretch across 600 feet of derelict railway.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.
Glasgow, Scotland
This townhouse was once the original home of the Scottish Football Association.