Places SSSA42 Wants to Go

A comfortable-looking armchair and a grandfather clock have been sitting on this sidewalk for the last 30 years.

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

This Victorian graveyard in Leeds is a macabre collection of beautiful tombs and memorials.

This Gothic castle-like portal is a testament to the amazing craftsmanship of the navvies who built the railway tunnel.

This 16th-century tower house has a little hidden secret and a connection to an Apollo astronaut.

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

A giant earring-wearing, poker-waving elephant statue stands in a Viking longboat in Kirkby town center.

This vessel is the final ocean-going paddle steamer in the world.

Built in the 16th century, the tower is now in ruins.

A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.

A once extravagant mansion, now reduced to ruin.

This abandoned concrete building was once hailed as an innovative architectural marvel, originally built to store sugar.

This classic red telephone box is now a community art installation celebrating local history.

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

This Cheshire museum has cuckoo clocks, a rare pipe organ and vintage motorbikes. But mostly cuckoo clocks.

A rare World War II-era siren still survives in the southern suburbs of Manchester.

Three mechanical figures—a soldier, a sailor, and Father Time—announce the time on this local landmark.

Nicknamed the 'Chestergate Hotel,' the underground tunnel had beds, lights, and even flushing toilets.

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

Remembering the 72 passengers who lost their lives in 1967 airplane wreck.

Despite being 30 miles from the coast, this suburb is home to a lighthouse thanks to a permitting loophole.

An abandoned tank sits in an empty London lot as a symbolic middle finger to local city planners.

The world’s oldest boat lift is also known in the United Kingdom as the "Cathedral of the Canals" and one of the "Seven Wonders of the Waterways."

The oldest standing building on Merseyside is special for its rich history as a Benedictine monastery and its unique connection to the origins of the Mersey Ferry.