The name of this suspended sculpture is Latin for "high horse," which is exactly what it is.

This device was crucial to the Industrial Revolution development of Leeds.

This sculpture of Edward of Woodstock is surrounded by eight Victorian lamp bearers.

This sculpture celebrates a boules tournament and the link between Leeds and its twin city Lille.

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.

A 7th-century church in northeast England built using stones from a nearby Roman fort.

A rocky outcrop where monks hid their most holy relic while escaping Danish invaders.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

This building played host to some of the most influential minds of the Industrial Revolution and now serves as a reminder of the influence of Northern coalfields.

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.

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

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

A modern mini-Stonehenge is hidden in a public reserve, not far from a former Viking stronghold.

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

The preserved left hand of a saint once known as "the Pearl of York."

An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.

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