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

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

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

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

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

One of the world's smallest functioning lighthouse boasts an unexpected connection.

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

Wander around the extensive remains of this 12th-century medieval church.

This impressive Gothic church dates back to 1244 and stands on the site of one of the first churches in Scotland.

Did the legendary Scottish knight William Wallace actually take refuge here after a major battle?

The raised stones in the middle of this road through Culross are relics of a 17th-century class divide.

Atop this arch, during the 16th-century, a sermon was given to those suffering from plague.

This small sculpture honors a shuttered bookshop that was the site of a fiery act of protest.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

A red-brick beacon stands against the tempestuous Atlantic, on the windiest site in the United Kingdom.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

A magnificent, iconic stone tower in the Scottish Highlands.

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

A memorial dedicated to a boating accident that was bringing troops back home from World War I.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.