Sheffield, England
The Giant Hands and Giant Feet of Wincobank
In this quiet English suburb, giant steel hands and feet dot the landscape.
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Sheffield, England
In this quiet English suburb, giant steel hands and feet dot the landscape.
Sheffield, England
In the ancient Woolley Woods, an art project promises access to new worlds.
Swinton, England
The remains of a historic kiln once used to produce the famous Rockingham porcelain.
Deepcar, England
A stone wall commemorates the legend of a ferocious dragon who literally got his butt kicked by a knight.
Wortley, England
In a quiet hamlet above Penistone, these village stocks are still standing.
Barnsley, England
In this small cemetery lies the grave of one of England's greatest football strikers, who died too soon.
Wortley, England
This industrial museum is based on one of the oldest standing iron forges in the U.K.
Barnsley, England
Graham Ibbesons's moving tribute to the victims of England's worst mining disaster.
Barnsley, England
A churchyard in Ardsley houses a memorial dedicated to the victims of England’s worst mining disaster.
Bruges, Belgium
You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.
Dublin, Ireland
This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.
Nottingham, England
Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.
Nottingham, England
When the public was consulted about a new piece of street art, they naturally asked for an enormous metal dragon.
Knaresborough, England
A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.
Berwick-upon-Tweed, England
One of the few surviving examples of Victorian-era public toilets now houses a small homestay.
Berwick-upon-Tweed, England
Over a decade ago, painted penguins mysteriously appeared around Berwick-upon-Tweed for no apparent reason.
Alnwick, England
This restaurant was removed from the famed sister ship of the Titanic and placed within a hotel.
York, England
An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.
York, England
Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.
York, England
This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.
York, England
This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.
York, England
A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.
York, England
A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.
York, England
This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.