The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.

The tallest freestanding structure in the United Kingdom.

On a site with a long military history, a 1980s shelter.

This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.

This Georgian architectural masterpiece is the only cloth hall left in Britain.

The longest cutting on the M62 contains some surprises—though it's best to leave the motorway to appreciate them.

A typographic tribute to the many comedic greats who make Great Britain laugh.

A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.

The last two abbots of this monastery were both executed by Henry VIII.

This witch statue remembers a time in England's history when fear trumped truth.

At this snack-shack in the bucolic British countryside, you can still get a slice of socialism with your spot of tea.

These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.

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.

Manchester's abandoned train depot lingers in a post-industrial purgatory.

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

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

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

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

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

This massive memorial commemorates those who died in the Manchester Arena bombing.

This nondescript building hides an entrance to an underground nuclear tunnel system.

The city of Manchester quietly unveiled this tribute to a 19th-century massacre.