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

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

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.

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

This Manchester laundromat is hiding something.

What do we know about the real woman behind one of the Beatles' most famous songs?

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

19th century tunnels burrowed under Liverpool.

This abandoned lock-up was saved because of its connection to a local football team.

Much of what constituted mid-century Liverpool now litters a beach outside of town.

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

After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.

Pyramid shaped monument with a tall tale attached.

This whimsical public art installation is a unique homage to Liverpool's industrial heritage.

Charles Dickens described the concert room in this amazing Victorian hall as "the most perfect room in the world."

The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

This aging storage facility is the world's largest brick warehouse.

The ruins of a Roman fort lie in the shadows of an imposing medieval castle.

Also known as Rye Castle, this 13th-century fortification later became a prison and held one of Rye's most famous criminals.

Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.

Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.