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Leeds, England

Hyde Park Picture House

The last gas-lit cinema in the United Kingdom, and perhaps the world.
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Manchester, England

Victoria Baths

These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.
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Haslingden, England

'Halo'

At night, the enormous sculpture looks like a UFO hovering above the English hills.
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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

Southern Cemetery

The largest municipal cemetery in the United Kingdom and the second largest in Europe contains some of Manchester’s biggest characters.
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Manchester, England

Soviet Engels Statue

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

A Monument to Vimto

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.
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Manchester, England

'22 Bees'

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

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

Out House

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

'A New Broom'

This statue of an everyday cleaning tool sits proud upon a plinth in Manchester's coolest quarter.
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Manchester, England

Peterloo Memorial

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

Afflecks

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

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.
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Manchester, England

Tree of Remembrance

One of the trees in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens is actually a World War II memorial, and it's made of metal.
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Manchester, England

The Undamaged Red Post Box

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

Onkel Toms Hütte (Uncle Tom's Cabin)

The 1852 novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" lends its name to a subway station, a street, and several shops on the edge of Berlin.
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Berlin, Germany

Stolpersteine Holocaust Memorials

Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.
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Berlin, Germany

Tempelhof Airport

Berlin's old airport.
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London, England

St Bride's Church & Charnel House

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.
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London, England

The Churchill Arms

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.
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London, England

Abney Park Cemetery

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.
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