A 13th-century fortified manor house that was once sieged during the English Civil War.

The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.

The river that gave its name to a 1960s musical movement has a rather inauspicious starting point in town outside of Manchester.

Opened in 1932, this theater in Stockport's Mersey Square is a bonafide Art-Deco gem.

Great Britain's only hat-making museum.

Paul McCartney, Joy Division, and many others created era-defining music at this former recording studio.

Remembering the 72 passengers who lost their lives in 1967 airplane wreck.

This delightful hidden farm is home to Victorian ruins and a wonderful menagerie of animals.

A strange Georgian folly sits atop a lonely hill.

Hidden behind an industrial area, this is one of the very few such transporter bridges in existence.

This very ornate Victorian gateway seems completely out of place in the modern industrial city of Warrington.

In Warrington’s Golden Square, it's always tea time.

A lasting remnant of The Blitz.

A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

The final resting place of a German diplomat's beloved companion.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

This statue includes the molehill that toppled a king.

Outside of one of Britain's most renowned social clubs, a step installed specifically for the Duke.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.