York, England
Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate
This medieval church is not only notable for its architecture, but also its connection with LGBTQ+ history.
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York, England
This medieval church is not only notable for its architecture, but also its connection with LGBTQ+ history.
York, England
The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.
Barnard Castle, England
This building was once a town hall, a fire station, a prison, a dairy market, and the target for two marksmen.
Elsdon, England
A lone pole once used to display a man's corpse now stands empty, but the memory remains.
Henshaw, England
Also known as “Robin Hood’s tree,” it became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down.
Corbridge, England
This medieval manor house was hastily fortified when it found itself in the middle of the Scottish fight for independence.
Harrogate, England
Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.
Harrogate, England
The last fully working Victorian Turkish bath in England.
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England
This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.
Middlesbrough, England
Built in 1911, the Tees Transporter Bridge is one of only six transporter bridges still in operation.
Hartlepool, England
The oldest warship in Europe is still afloat.
Hartlepool, England
This memorial honors the first British soldier killed by enemy action on home soil during World War I.
Hartlepool, England
This sculpture honors a long-beloved English comic strip in the main character's hometown.
Peterlee, England
A Brutalist monument in the middle of a housing estate by artist Victor Pasmore.
Sunderland, England
This now museum began supplying water to Sunderland during the mid-19th century.
Seaham, England
For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.
Seaham, England
Public art now takes pride of place on the site of one of County Durham's last deep coal mines.
Seaham, England
Locals affectionately dubbed this World War I memorial "Tommy."
Skipton, England
Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.
Waterloo, England
Much of what constituted mid-century Liverpool now litters a beach outside of town.
Lytham, England
During World War II, locals rallied together to buy this plane to support the war effort.
Lytham, England
This former lifeboat house now used by a funeral service was the site of a 19th-century boating tragedy.
Blackpool, England
On moonless nights, it's said that you can still hear the church bell of a village that was swept out of the dunes and lost to the rising sea.
Blackpool, England
The biggest mirror ball in the world