Oliver Cromwell marched his army over this narrow bridge to victory at the Battle of Preston in 1648.

The grounds of this Catholic boarding school are said to have inspired Arthur Conan Doyle and J.R.R. Tolkien.

This small record store was a favorite of Oasis's Noel and Liam Gallagher, who mentioned it in one of their early songs.

A statue honoring Frank Sidebottom, a beloved cartoon figure from Timperley.

This whimsically named Vietnamese stream is closer to a walkway than a waterway.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

These bamboo and rope bridges cross the Nam Khan River for six months every year.

This mysterious tower is said to enshrine a dormant seven-headed serpent that once protected Vientiane from destruction.

Buried in the Laos jungle is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been milked to death by poachers.

Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.

This round structure dotted with portals is one of several pieces scattered throughout Lancashire.

The English bed-and-breakfast believed to have inspired Emily Brontë's novel "Wuthering Heights."

One of the tallest mill chimneys in Lancashire gave up its ornate cast iron "crown" during World War II to assist the war effort.

The violinist who played on as the Titanic sank is buried in this quiet English cemetery.

This giant weaving shuttle celebrates Lancashire's importance during the Industrial Revolution.

The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St. John's Precinct and Market.

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

Giant statue of a disembodied head.

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.

The largest municipal cemetery in the United Kingdom and the second largest in Europe contains some of Manchester’s biggest characters.

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

Great Britain's only hat-making museum.

A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.

The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.