Larne, Northern Ireland
Larne Roundabout Jubilee Crown
This giant sculpture is both loved and disliked by the local community.
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Larne, Northern Ireland
This giant sculpture is both loved and disliked by the local community.
Retford, England
One of the earliest large-scale "hyper" roofs in the U.K. is now a derelict roadside attraction.
Langcliffe, England
A small, archaeology park outside Settle in the Yorkshire Dales with ruins of the impressive Hoffman Lime Kilns and an informative trail which explains the industrial history of the site and leads you to other ruined structures.
York, England
This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.
Melrose, Scotland
This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.
Nether Alderley, England
The oldest known metal-mining site in England dates back to the Bronze Age.
Manchester, England
One of the trees in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens is actually a World War II memorial, and it's made of metal.
Manchester, England
This building's name and a plaque are all that's left of what was probably the most important nightclub of the Madchester music scene.
Manchester, England
Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.
Manchester, England
The city of Manchester quietly unveiled this tribute to a 19th-century massacre.
Manchester, England
When the city of Manchester built a new centralized heating network, they did it with style.
Manchester, England
Two of the most notable names in automobile history are commemorated at the place where they're said to have first met.
Manchester, England
An obscure walkway dedicated to a scientist who helped pave the way for the world to sit up and take notice of Manchester.
Manchester, England
This bronze statue honors one of the leaders of the suffragette movement in the United Kingdom.
Manchester, England
Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.
Cirencester, England
Trimmings from the record-setting tree line that surrounds Cirencester Park have been used to manufacture chemotherapy drugs.
Marlborough, England
It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.
Colne, England
The violinist who played on as the Titanic sank is buried in this quiet English cemetery.
Roughlee, England
This witch statue remembers a time in England's history when fear trumped truth.
Whitburn, England
When built, the technology here made Souter the most advanced lighthouse in the world but, nowadays, it is a tourist attraction and a (reputedly) haunted vacation spot
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A towering steel-and-bronze figure whose playful nickname outshines its official message of hope
Richmond, England
This former railway station is now an impressive cultural and retail centre and a magnet for railroad history fans
Llanberis, Wales
What was once the world's second largest slate quarry is now a surreal post-industrial landscape
Cirencester, England
Grassy earthworks of one of Roman Britain's largest amphitheatres