The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

When the public was consulted about a new piece of street art, they naturally asked for an enormous metal dragon.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

The storied English village that pretended to be insane inspired NYC's nickname and the fictional namesake in the DC Comics universe.

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.

An open air haven for tropical monkeys in the damp moors of the English country.

The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

Giant naked man on a hillside.

A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.

A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.