Lancashire has a rich history, and is home to some of the country’s most beautiful countryside - meaning unique attractions and landmarks can be found in every corner of the county.
Great if you’re looking to avoid the crowds, or simply fancy a change to mix up your days out with the kids, we’ve picked out 15 quirky things to do in the county:
7. Halo
Cribden End Lane, Rossendale, BB4 5AD | Rossendale's Panopticon, 'Halo' is an 18m-diameter steel lattice structure supported on a tripod five metres above the ground. | David Dixon
8. Scream and Shake Cafe & Bar
Birley Street, Blackpool, FY1 1EG | A horror-themed café filled with nostalgic film memorabilia including life-size waxworks of Freddy Krueger, Pennywise and a shrine to The Evil Dead. | Scream and Shake Cafe & Bar
9. Lancashire Police Museum
Castle Hill, Lancaster, LA1 1YN | Lancashire Police Museum is housed within a former prison wing at Lancaster Castle. With 16 fascinating displays on past cases and how they were solved, forensic development as well as interactive displays on crime and custody, the museum is unique in the country. | Contributed
10. Showtown Museum
Bank Hey Street, Blackpool, FY1 4TQ | Showtown Blackpool celebrates the seaside, circus, magic, dance shows and the world-famous Illuminations, as well as some of the people who have helped make the town famous. | National World
11. Bancroft Mill Engine Museum
Gillians Lane, Barnoldswick, BB18 5QR | See the century-old, 600hp, two-cylinder Steam Engine that once powered more than 1200 cotton weaving looms, along with its 16-foot flywheel, the hand-fired boiler, a smaller 250hp engine rescued from another mill nearby, three working weaving looms and many other artefacts and memorabilia from the region’s rich textile history. | Google
12. . Brockholes Nature Reserve
Preston New Road, Samlesbury, Preston, PR5 0AG | Brockholes is Lancashire Wildlife Trust's flagship nature reserve, a former quarry that has been transformed into a haven for birds, insects, mammals, plants and amphibians. | National World Photo: Lancashire Post