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

The remains of an ancient bathhouse sit inside this aptly-named pub.

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

This sculpture honors a long-beloved English comic strip in the main character's hometown.

The legend of a monkey that was hanged as a spy has inspired not only a football team name, but a successful mayoral campaign.

The oldest warship in Europe is still afloat.

For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.

According to local legends, a monstrous worm once wrapped itself around this hill by the River Wear.

The world’s oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge.

Home of the infamous Cauld Lad of Hylton and one of the inspirations behind "Alice" in Sunderland.

The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.

This building was once a town hall, a fire station, a prison, a dairy market, and the target for two marksmen.

This Victorian footbridge over the River Tees was originally built to carry water from the high moorland to the industrial towns on the coast.

Journey through this open museum where even employees remain true to period.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This sculpture encompasses the emotion of rail travel.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.