Gateshead, England
The Angel of the North
Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.
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Gateshead, England
Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.
Elsdon, England
A lone pole once used to display a man's corpse now stands empty, but the memory remains.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.
Alnwick, England
This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
Duddo, England
There were once more than five stones in this ancient monument.
Thurstaston, England
A geological wonder shrouded in myth.
Meols, England
After the band included its number in one of their songs, the box became a monument to the musical group.
Laneshawbridge, England
This round structure dotted with portals is one of several pieces scattered throughout Lancashire.
Haslingden, England
At night, the enormous sculpture looks like a UFO hovering above the English hills.
Burnley, England
A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.
Preston, England
Everyone's favorite clay duo immortalized in bronze.
Lytham, England
Once upon a time these giant concrete tanks were used by local fishermen to clean their wild-caught mussels.
Lytham, England
This former lifeboat house now used by a funeral service was the site of a 19th-century boating tragedy.
Heysham, England
A succinct inscription commemorates the ebb and flow of a woman's life.
Heysham, England
These ancient rock graves were featured on the cover of a Black Sabbath compilation album.
Stockport, England
The river that gave its name to a 1960s musical movement has a rather inauspicious starting point in town outside of Manchester.
Timperley, England
A statue honoring Frank Sidebottom, a beloved cartoon figure from Timperley.
Beauly, Scotland
After 800 years, Europe's oldest elm tree has met its end.
Beauly, Scotland
These ruins saw a second life as a cemetery.
Invergordon, Scotland
Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.
Dunnet, Scotland
The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.
John o' Groats, Scotland
The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.