An unusual stone chair can be found on the banks of the River Wear, not far from Durham Cathedral.

These lamps were created to expel sewer gases after an event known as The Great Stink.

An abandoned tower once used to study the cosmos hides within a thicket of greenery.

Hundreds of years ago, this lion-shaped door knocker could help a person accused of a crime find temporary safe haven in Durham Cathedral.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

This monumental gateway marks the northern edge of Brighton and is a welcome sign to all visitors to the seaside city.

Discovered on a shipwreck after more than 400 years, this Renaissance ratter tells a very waggly tale.

This abandoned lock-up was saved because of its connection to a local football team.

The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St Johns Precinct and Market.

Located behind the Riverside Pub is a nautical fantasy from one of the area's renowned street artists.

The once-a-day siren is a reminder of the days before time was standardized.

This magnificent mural was created with over 30,000 colored bricks.

This police call box harkens back to an era of pre-radio communications, and has a rather unique feature.

A tribute to the women who quietly kept the local steelworks alive during both world wars.

Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.

The whimsical steel spider lurking in the shadows of this suspension bridge shows that engineers can have a sense of humor.

Presented to the city in 1910 for public use, these brass markers show varying lengths.

The former home of a railway legend and the site of a gigantic labyrinth.

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.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.