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Manchester, England

Hanging Ditch Bridge

The construction of this bridge dates back to the 15th century.
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Manchester, England

The Washhouse

This Manchester laundromat is hiding something.
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Manchester, England

People’s History Museum

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

Sifters Record Shop

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

Boardman’s Entry

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

The Shakespeare

This haunted 17th-century pub was moved to a new city when it was already almost 300 years old.
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Stockport, England

Strawberry Studios

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

Stockport Air Disaster Memorial

Remembering the 72 passengers who lost their lives in 1967 airplane wreck.
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Manchester, England

Greater Manchester Police Museum & Archives

This 19th century police station now puts the history of the Manchester City Police on display.
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Manchester, England

Rolls-Royce Reg. No. AX148

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

Portico Library and Gallery

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.
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Manchester, England

Manchester and Salford Junction Canal

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

Guardian Telephone Exchange Tunnels

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

Circus Tavern

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

'Journey'

This bronze sculpture represents the helpless, hapless, and the damned who have passed through Piccadilly station since it opened in 1842
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Stockport, England

Stockport Air Raid Shelters

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

The Hat Works

Great Britain's only hat-making museum.
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Stockport, England

Where The Mersey Rises

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

Plaza Theatre

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

Alan Turing Memorial

Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.
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Manchester, England

Godlee Observatory

Despite having a dome made of papier-mâché this tiny observatory has survived for over a century.
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Manchester, England

Mayfield Railway Station

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

Temple 2000

A small statue shaped like the grill of a Rolls-Royce marks the suburban location where the company’s first automobiles were manufactured.
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Manchester, England

RNCM Collection of Historic Musical Instruments

Over 300 historical instruments from around the world can be found in the Royal Northern College of Music's basement.
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