One of the oldest Rolls-Royce automobiles in existence, this vehicle was once driven by Henry Royce himself.

A stone obelisk towering over the surrounding countrysides beckons hikers across the rolling moors.

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

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

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

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

A strange Georgian folly sits atop a lonely hill.

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

Nicknamed the 'Chestergate Hotel,' the underground tunnel had beds, lights, and even flushing toilets.

Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.

The largest Victorian water tower in Britain.

This life-sized sculpture has gained a reputation for bringing luck to anybody who touches it.

One of Manchester’s museums has gathered and preserved British political paraphernalia covering over 200 years.

The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

This former industrial site has transformed into a community sculpture garden that hosts monthly Full Moon parties.

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

When the city of Manchester built a new centralized heating network, they did it with style.

An obscure walkway dedicated to a scientist who helped pave the way for the world to sit up and take notice of Manchester.

This building's name and a plaque are all that's left of what was probably the most important nightclub of the Madchester music scene.

Two of the most notable names in automobile history are commemorated at the place where they're said to have first met.

Once called "the biggest room in the world," this Victorian-era hall is so large that it contains a smaller 1970s heptagonal theatre.