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A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.

An open air haven for tropical monkeys in the damp moors of the English country.

This fantastical and eclectic English garden takes its inspiration from Egypt, China, the occult and more.

This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.

This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.

This small record store was a favorite of Oasis's Noel and Liam Gallagher, who mentioned it in one of their early songs.

Contrary to its heavenly name, this tranquil oasis has a dark and tragic history buried with it (quite literally).

These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.

This bronze statue stands throughout the year and illustrates an urgent message about the environment.

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

A hunk of prehistoric lava rests amid the Gothic architecture of a campus quad.

Manchester's abandoned train depot lingers in a post-industrial purgatory.

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

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

Despite having a dome made of papier-mâché this tiny observatory has survived for over a century.

Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.

A tiny, heartwarming piece of art hiding in plain sight.

This Manchester laundromat is hiding something.

Hidden on the urban banks of a Manchester river are a series of abandoned waterside industrial sites.

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

The fake World Cup prize was secretly created after the first one was stolen in 1966.

The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.

The construction of this bridge dates back to the 15th century.

This nondescript building hides an entrance to an underground nuclear tunnel system.