This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

An iron dragon with a long neck covered in feathery scales perched above one of Venice's most popular squares.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

3,000 family pets and military animals are buried in this London graveyard.

The remains of a historic football stadium that once hosted 50,000 spectators.

Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

The preserved left hand of a saint once known as "the Pearl of York."

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

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

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

A shrine to one of England's female saints in what is believed to be her former home.

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

This popular square's history as the former site of a church is right beneath your feet.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.

This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.