Places Manali Wants to Go

This quaint funicular has been ferrying people up and down an English valley since the Victorian era.

The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

This viaduct looks more like something from a Victorian dream.

These giant sculptures are supported by a bizarre menagerie of feet.

A striking testament to the industrial past.

A memorial commemorating the only Scottish police investigation into an extraterrestrial incident.

A once extravagant mansion, now reduced to ruin.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

Aliens and monsters lurk inside this museum dedicated to one man's lifelong adoration of all things sci-fi.

This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.

A series of idealized caves carved to entertain guests.

Thought to be Britain’s earliest purpose-built viewing station, this small hut frames a magical waterfall.

A fantastic example of Victorian railway engineering with two unusual decorative features.

A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.

The secret wartime bunker built on the platforms of an abandoned Tube station.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

This home on a quiet suburban street is completely covered with vibrant mosaics.

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.