This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.

Three large boulders covered in mysterious carvings and graffiti.

A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.

This landmark overlooking Ramsbottom pays homage to Sir Robert Peel, repealer of the Corn Laws.

A hunk of prehistoric lava rests amid the Gothic architecture of a campus quad.

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

This historic club for wayward boys has shaped some of the biggest names in music almost as much as they have shaped it.

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

An abandoned canal route lies hidden under the streets of Manchester.

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

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

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.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

Hidden on the urban banks of a Manchester river are a series of abandoned waterside industrial sites.

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

This tiny watering hole claims to have the smallest bar counter in Europe.

A tiny, hidden alleyway dedicated to the father of meteorology.

The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.

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

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

A tiny, heartwarming piece of art hiding in plain sight.

The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.