Meols, England
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Telephone Box
After the band included its number in one of their songs, the box became a monument to the musical group.
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Meols, England
After the band included its number in one of their songs, the box became a monument to the musical group.
Birkenhead, England
After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.
Brownhills, England
A giant gleaming memorial named for a coal miner who gave his life to the pits.
Stratford-upon-Avon, England
One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.
Lympne, England
Its walls are adorned with exquisite murals of the natural world, transforming it into an ecologist’s Sistine Chapel.
Manchester, England
The fake World Cup prize was secretly created after the first one was stolen in 1966.
Manchester, England
Fulham F.C. imploded once everyone excised its giant, hated tribute to the King of Pop.
Manchester, England
A tiny, heartwarming piece of art hiding in plain sight.
Manchester, England
A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.
Shildon, England
This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.
Nantwich, England
On a site with a long military history, a 1980s shelter.
Stoke-on-Trent, England
An open air haven for tropical monkeys in the damp moors of the English country.
Tanworth in Arden, England
The gravestone of a delicate singer-songwriter bears a fittingly introspective epitaph.
Welford-on-Avon, England
One of the tallest maypoles remaining in England in one of its smaller villages.
Manchester, England
The remnants of a depressing public toilet are now a hub of ever evolving street art.
Manchester, England
An abandoned canal route lies hidden under the streets of Manchester.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.
London, England
The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.
Morda, England
The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.
Varanasi, India
Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.
Matlock Bath, England
A seaside town with no sea in sight.