Bishopthorpe, England
York Solar System Trail
Cycle the solar system—from the sun to Pluto—right here on earth.
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Bishopthorpe, England
Cycle the solar system—from the sun to Pluto—right here on earth.
Holywell, Wales
The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.
Holywell, Wales
Abandoned ship reimagined as a street art canvas.
Sharow, England
The pyramid-shaped grave of one of the first mountain astronomers and a pyramid theorist.
Selby, England
This stained-glass window in an English church bears the coat of arms of George Washington's family.
Ripon, England
Reputedly based on the tomb of Jesus Christ, this crypt is the oldest surviving structure of any cathedral in England.
Kettlewell, England
Each year this small English village becomes overrun with outlandish straw men.
Knaresborough, England
A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.
Duckmanton, England
A poignant memorial to the 106 coal miners killed in three major accidents in Derbyshire.
Barlborough, England
This Victorian gate contains cryptic inscriptions in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew.
Chester, England
The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.
Liverpool, England
This aging storage facility is the world's largest brick warehouse.
Pateley Bridge, England
The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.
Knaresborough, England
Hidden in the woods behind this English estate lies a Victorian pet cemetery.
Liverpool, England
A thousand year old oak tree survives in Liverpool.
Liverpool, England
The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.
England
Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".
Harrogate, England
A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.
Liverpool, England
What do we know about the real woman behind one of the Beatles' most famous songs?
Hale, England
Final resting place of John Middleton "The Childe of Hale."
Alderwasley, England
This 2,000-year-old tree inspired the nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye Baby."
Harrogate, England
Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.
Shireoaks, England
This centuries-old canal known as the Cuckoo Dyke has a staircase of locks suitable for a giant.
Chesterfield, England
The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.