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A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

An abandoned canal route lies hidden under the streets of Manchester.

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

This statue includes small details that highlight a city of "firsts."

This dreamy street will transport you to wintertime in Victorian England.

This historic club for wayward boys has shaped some of the biggest names in music almost as much as they have shaped it.

Since 2017, the remains of Stretford's industrial past have been occupied by a collection of gnomes.

The longest sculpture trail in the United Kingdom.

This grand Georgian manor house was converted to serve as an isolation hospital before it was abandoned and destroyed.

A rotating bridge that carries a little canal over a larger one.

The largest municipal cemetery in the United Kingdom and the second largest in Europe contains some of Manchester’s biggest characters.

The river that gave its name to a 1960s musical movement has a rather inauspicious starting point in town outside of Manchester.

Paul McCartney, Joy Division, and many others created era-defining music at this former recording studio.

The longest cutting on the M62 contains some surprises—though it's best to leave the motorway to appreciate them.

The wreck of a B-29 Superfortress now stands as a memorial left in the moors.

This delightful hidden farm is home to Victorian ruins and a wonderful menagerie of animals.

A face-like natural rock formation so well known, a pub was named in its honor.

This stone throne invites adventurers to observe breathtaking views of the Peak District.

This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.

A unique 1980s designed church sits uncomfortably in its traditional Victorian churchyard.

This 2,000-year-old tree inspired the nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye Baby."

This unique medieval court deals solely with the lead mining laws in two small areas of Derbyshire.

Local legends say that fairies used to dance in the moonlight here and invite handsome young men into their grottoes.