Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

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

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.

This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.

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

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

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

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

The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.

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

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

Cycle the solar system—from the sun to Pluto—right here on earth.

This aircraft museum is home to one of just three Halifax bombers in the world.

Harry Potter’s Hogsmeade Station is also a charming blast from the past situated in North Yorkshire.

This coin collecting cod is over 130 years old, and the United Kingdom's smallest listed structure.

At the height of alum production at this factory, human urine was a valued commodity.

80 years of the Battle of Peasholm on a small English lake.

Believed to be the longest railway bench in the world.

WWII artifacts, including the building itself.

A deserted medieval village where bodies were once mutilated to prevent them rising from the dead.