Vale Street

With a roughly 22-degree gradient incline, this residential road in the Totterdown area of Bristol is said to be England's steepest street. Trekking to the top is a feat for the strong-legged and healthy-hearted.

Vale Street has such a dramatic incline that people park their cars perpendicular to the road to keep them from rolling downhill. Some residents even tie their vehicles to lampposts when the road gets icy to stop them from sliding all the way to the bottom.

But the street’s steepness doesn’t deter people from dropping by. Cyclists view the drastic incline as a challenge. They’ll give themselves a fast start then attempt to pedal as hard as they can to the top.

Loose cars and out-of-control cyclists aren't the only things to go wildly rolling down the hill. Locals also use the street as the stage for an annual Easter egg race. Each year, residents head to the top of the hill, armed with an egg. They then roll the eggs down the hill to see whose entry can make it the farthest.