Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Lit & Phil
This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.
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Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.
Halifax, England
This tallest folly in the world began its life as an elaborate factory chimney.
Burnley, England
A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.
Sheffield, England
One of the last doorless, continuously moving elevators still in use in the U.K.
Sheffield, England
The whimsical steel spider lurking in the shadows of this suspension bridge shows that engineers can have a sense of humor.
Hull, England
What looks like missing grout is actually an old pub's peephole.
Withernsea, England
This two-towered gateway is all that remains of the unluckiest pier in the world.
Epworth, England
The world's largest collection of preserved trolleybuses.
Shireoaks, England
This centuries-old canal known as the Cuckoo Dyke has a staircase of locks suitable for a giant.
Nottingham, England
This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.
Nottingham, England
When the public was consulted about a new piece of street art, they naturally asked for an enormous metal dragon.
Grantham, England
Isaac Newton's former home, where the famous apple tree still stands.
England
A mysterious bridge over a sunken Roman road.
Lincoln, England
Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.
Tattershall, England
The near loss of the stately fireplaces at this medieval castle spawned some of Britain's most crucial historic preservation laws.
Moreton-in-Marsh, England
The centuries-old obelisk may have inspired J. R. R. Tolkien.
Congleton, England
This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.
Hope Valley, England
A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom
Buxton, England
Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.
Peterborough, England
The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.
Birmingham, England
Some wattle-and-daub, a Moorish mural, a glacial erratic, and a Giant named Gilbert.
Whatstandwell, England
Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.
Town End, England
A collection of early 19th century trams set in a reconstructed period village.
Nottingham, England
This Victorian marvel of engineering and artistic prowess is nicknamed the "Cathedral of Steam."