Newchurch-in-Pendle, England
The Eye of God at Newchurch in Pendle
This mysterious eye has a debated purpose.
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Newchurch-in-Pendle, England
This mysterious eye has a debated purpose.
Newchurch-in-Pendle, England
At this snack-shack in the bucolic British countryside, you can still get a slice of socialism with your spot of tea.
Whorlton, England
An abandoned Yorkshire castle that is hidden in plain sight.
Scarborough, England
80 years of the Battle of Peasholm on a small English lake.
Robin Hood's Bay, England
This coin collecting cod is over 130 years old, and the United Kingdom's smallest listed structure.
Redcar and Cleveland, England
A seaside morgue for the victims of the North Sea.
Redcar, England
A World War I relic found in the middle of a modern residential area.
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England
This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.
Hartlepool, England
This sculpture honors a long-beloved English comic strip in the main character's hometown.
Middlesbrough, England
Built in 1911, the Tees Transporter Bridge is one of only six transporter bridges still in operation.
Milnathort, Scotland
A ruined Scottish tower house with a laird-turned-fugitive's legend
Gateside, Scotland
This unusual rock looks like a giant, otherworldly mushroom sprouting atop a cave.
Kirkcaldy, Scotland
An ingenious way to immortalize the inventor of universal time.
Anstruther, Scotland
Bronze plates placed around this Scottish fishing village form a true-scale model of the solar system.
East Wemyss, Scotland
These ancient sea caves hold Britain's highest concentration of Pictish rock carvings.
Liverpool, England
Hidden under a shopping centre is the genesis of modern Liverpool.
Skelmersdale, England
This cross between a retro arcade and a living museum provides visitors with the opportunity to operate antique coin-operated automatons, games, and other machines
Manchester, England
This statue of an everyday cleaning tool sits proud upon a plinth in Manchester's coolest quarter.
Manchester, England
This bronze statue stands throughout the year and illustrates an urgent message about the environment.
Manchester, England
Over 300 historical instruments from around the world can be found in the Royal Northern College of Music's basement.
Manchester, England
A hunk of prehistoric lava rests amid the Gothic architecture of a campus quad.
Manchester, England
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.
Manchester, England
A small statue shaped like the grill of a Rolls-Royce marks the suburban location where the company’s first automobiles were manufactured.
Manchester, England
Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.