Belfast, Northern Ireland
Launch Site of the Titanic
A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.
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Belfast, Northern Ireland
A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.
Edinburgh, Scotland
360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.
Llandudno, Wales
One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.
Trevor, Wales
The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Pontarfynach, Wales
Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.
Liverpool, England
A memorial to the politician who became Great Britain's first fatality to be caused by a locomotive.
Liverpool, England
Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.
Liverpool, England
Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.
Kirkstall, England
Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.
Leeds, England
The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.
Manchester, England
Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.
Oxford, England
One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to England's legendary King Alfred the Great.
Oxford, England
Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.
Oxford, England
Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.
London, England
This iconic high-rise residential block was one of the last to be built in the Brutalist style.
London, England
This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.
London, England
A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.