Preston Bus Station is a brutalist masterpiece — a long, sinuous concrete cliff of curving balconies stacked above a single ground-level concourse, completed in 1969 to a design by Building Design Partnership. At its opening it was the largest bus station in Europe. The recent restoration cleaned the concrete, restored the original signage, and rebuilt the public square in front.
Whether you find the building thrilling or oppressive depends on your tolerance for raw concrete, but it is one of the most distinctive twentieth-century buildings outside London. Even if you arrive by car or train, walk over for a look.