This industrial gem was one of the earliest examples of a metal-framed building.

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

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

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

This popular square's history as the former site of a church is right beneath your feet.

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

A stained-glass window from the 15th century offers a vision of the end of the world.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.

A monument to the real explorer and bear who inspired characters in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'

The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.

These carved, weathered stones once gave mail carriers and pub goers a leg up.

The remains of a historic kiln once used to produce the famous Rockingham porcelain.

A monument with a strange legend involving a horse's tongue.

This unique creation was used to house and wash sheep prior to shearing.

These unique stepping stones hug a river's edge to take hikers on a journey through a limestone gorge.

This once private residence is now a popular wedding venue and training center for trade union officers.

A historic Georgian building and warm springs.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.