Abandoned boats decaying in the largest ship graveyard in mainland Britain.

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

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

In 1190 one of the worst anti-Semitic massacres of the Middle Ages took place in a wooden tower which previously occupied this site in York.

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

Remains of a narrow-gauge railway which carried munitions from the "Powder Boat" moored on the Ouse to the nearby military depot

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.

One of the tallest war memorials in the UK is known locally as Sir Arthur's wristwatch

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

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

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

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

The eccentricities of a former lord include painted pigeons of his manor house, a series of pointless plaques, and a folly built simply to peeve the public.

Successful single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation of the world in a sailing boat was a wish said to be granted at the well.