The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

On the outside of the Mersey Tunnels, an Art Deco sculpture of an Egyptian Pharaoh wears goggles and racing gear.

A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.

A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.

The ceiling of this shopping arcade is adorned with six trompe-l’œil artworks, including a grim funeral scene.

The largest public library in the United Kingdom was designed to reflect the industrial and artistic history of the city where it stands.

A collection of historic buildings in central Birmingham blend seamlessly into the cityscape but have an interesting story to tell.

A gigantic mechanical bull rages over unsuspecting passengers at Birmingham’s central station.

A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.

The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.

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

England's largest white horse isn't even white.

The only surviving leech house in the United Kingdom was a home for bloodsucking worms until the 1900s.

A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.

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

This bronze sculpture represents the helpless, hapless, and the damned who have passed through Piccadilly station since it opened in 1842

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.

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

The city of Manchester quietly unveiled this tribute to a 19th-century massacre.

A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.

Locals affectionately dubbed this World War I memorial "Tommy."

Public art now takes pride of place on the site of one of County Durham's last deep coal mines.

This sculpture depicting the history of Maryport turns into a light show at night.

A memorial to the politician who became Great Britain's first fatality to be caused by a locomotive.