Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Botafumeiro
This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.
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Santiago de Compostela, Spain
This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.
Subiaco, Australia
Dedicated to the founder of "New Norcia."
Osijek, Croatia
A statue of Paulina Hermann, the eccentric noblewoman known as the "mother of cats."
Whitby, England
A monument to the real explorer and bear who inspired characters in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'
London, England
A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.
London, England
The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.
Whitby, England
This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.
York, England
This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.
York, England
This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.
Bishop Auckland, England
Rare remnants of the brick-domed ovens birthed in the Durham coalfield during the Industrial Revolution.
York, England
The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.
Whitby, England
These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
County Durham, England
A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.
Whitby, England
These carved, weathered stones once gave mail carriers and pub goers a leg up.
Middlesbrough, England
This enormous sculpture honors an English town's engineering and industrial heritage
York, England
The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.
York, England
When the plague struck York, this stone was used to leave supplies for the sick.
Whitby, England
The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.
York, England
Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.
York, England
This medieval church is not only notable for its architecture, but also its connection with LGBTQ+ history.
York, England
This popular square's history as the former site of a church is right beneath your feet.
London, England
A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
A famous pilgrimage site that remains hidden in the midst of a city.