Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.

Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.

The remnants of a depressing public toilet are now a hub of ever evolving street art.

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

This Manchester laundromat is hiding something.

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

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.

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

An obscure walkway dedicated to a scientist who helped pave the way for the world to sit up and take notice of Manchester.

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

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

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

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

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

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

The former home of one of the U.K.’s most notable families of suffragettes is now a museum dedicated to women’s rights.

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.

When the city of Manchester built a new centralized heating network, they did it with style.

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

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

This small village museum contains the schoolboy scratchings of William Wordsworth.

A 2,000-ton rock resting in a state of a delicate balance.