York, England
Shambles of York
Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.
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York, England
Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.
York, England
One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.
York, England
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.
York, England
The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.
Manchester, England
Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.
Liverpool, England
The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St Johns Precinct and Market.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A series of stained glass artworks that depict images of the hit TV show.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
This massive monument has been telling the time for 150 years—at a slight angle.
Tintern, Wales
This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.
Dolgarrog, Wales
Britain's only artificial surfing lake is nestled in the beautiful mountains of Wales.
Caernarfon, Wales
A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.
Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales
A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.
Gwynedd, Wales
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
Pontarfynach, Wales
Long before mobile phones or GPS were available, these sentry boxes provided help for motorists in need.
Pontarfynach, Wales
Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.
Aberystwyth, Wales
A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”
Aberystwyth, Wales
A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.
Kilgetty, Wales
Go back 50 years with a turn on one of the park's carefully restored vintage fairground rides.