Places Edited by rbenn250

The world’s oldest boat lift is also known in the United Kingdom as the "Cathedral of the Canals" and one of the "Seven Wonders of the Waterways."

A sculpture of a partly-buried Roman helmet commemorates a North Wales town’s connection with its Roman past.

On moonless nights, it's said that you can still hear the church bell of a village that was swept out of the dunes and lost to the rising sea.

One of Manchester’s museums has gathered and preserved British political paraphernalia covering over 200 years.

Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.

One of the oldest Rolls-Royce automobiles in existence, this vehicle was once driven by Henry Royce himself.

A striking piece of street art in Southport depicting a much-loved racehorse.

A rare specimen of the ancient piggy bank of Java resides in one of the unassuming corners of the Ashmolean.

Once called "the biggest room in the world," this Victorian-era hall is so large that it contains a smaller 1970s heptagonal theatre.

Two of the most notable names in automobile history are commemorated at the place where they're said to have first met.

A famed admiral left behind this 17th-century house key when he joined the British Navy.

An obscure walkway dedicated to a scientist who helped pave the way for the world to sit up and take notice of Manchester.

When the city of Manchester built a new centralized heating network, they did it with style.

A shrine to one of England's female saints in what is believed to be her former home.

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

A bronze statue of a low three-legged seat commemorates a piece of furniture that started a riot.

Step back in time at this 19th-century kiosk.

Get in line for Lisbon’s most famous sandwich.

The longest staircase lock in Britain.

Carved between 3500 and 1000 B.C., the distinctive carvings at this site are poorly understood.

The Devil’s Porridge tells the story of HM Factory Gretna and the munitions girls who mixed deadly chemicals.

This statue includes the molehill that toppled a king.

The world's longest continuously running show has played at this small West End theater since 1974.