York, England
Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate
One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.
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York, England
One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.
Tromsø, Norway
This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.
Whitby, England
The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.
Whitby, England
These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.
Whitby, England
The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.
Whitby, England
These carved, weathered stones once gave mail carriers and pub goers a leg up.
Whitby, England
A monument to the real explorer and bear who inspired characters in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'
Leeds, England
Winner of the Leeds Award for Architecture and the Environment.
Harrogate, England
Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.
England
Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".
Knaresborough, England
A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.
Sandwick, Scotland
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
Guildford, England
This sculpture combines the literary Alice with her real-life inspiration.
Guildford, England
This unassuming Victorian cemetery is the final resting place of author Lewis Carroll.
Compton, England
This quaint mortuary chapel hides a stunning Celtic Revival and Art Nouveau interior.
Dover, England
One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.
Bures, England
A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.
Manningtree, England
This sculpture pays homage to Shakespeare and his reference to a Manningtree tradition.
Manningtree, England
This surreal art house looks like a geometric version of a small chapel.
Mistley, England
This ancient oak tree sheltered accused "witches" in the 17th century.
Whitby, England
This historic castle was already in ruins by the 13th century.
Whitby, England
The much-beloved mascot of a local museum.
Whitby, England
The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.
Whitby, England
These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.