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Ruins of Whitby Abbey
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
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Whitby Museum, Library & Archive
The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.
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Bram Stoker Memorial Seat
The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.
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Whitby Whale Bone Arch
These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.
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Wreck of the MV Creteblock
The remains of the concrete ship can be seen during low tide.
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Fortune's Smokehouse
This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.
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199 Steps Coffin Benches
These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
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Whitby Wishing Chair
Legend says squeezing into this slender stone seat will make your wish come true.
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Old Mulgrave Castle
This historic castle was already in ruins by the 13th century.
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Clarence the Crocodile
The much-beloved mascot of a local museum.
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Bombardment Garden
The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.
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Whitby Horse Mounting Blocks
These carved, weathered stones once gave mail carriers and pub goers a leg up.
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Scoresby's Polar Bear
A monument to the real explorer and bear who inspired characters in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'
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