This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

The wreck of a B-29 Superfortress now stands as a memorial left in the moors.

This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.

This building's name and a plaque are all that's left of what was probably the most important nightclub of the Madchester music scene.

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

Since 2017, the remains of Stretford's industrial past have been occupied by a collection of gnomes.

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

A delightful museum entirely dedicated to the tiny homes of dolls.

This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.

The tangled roots of a giant banyan tree have fully reclaimed the ruins of this abandoned warehouse.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

This densely-packed cluster of buildings was saved from the wrecking ball and turned into an art community.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

This Taiwanese promontory is covered in otherworldly hoodoo formations.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.