Whitby, England
Clarence the Crocodile
The much-beloved mascot of a local museum.
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Whitby, England
The much-beloved mascot of a local museum.
Whitby, England
These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
Whitby, England
This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.
Whitby, England
These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.
Whitby, England
The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.
Sheffield, England
In the 19th century, this pit housed a fully grown black bear for the entertainment of visitors. Today there is a sculpture in tribute to the poor creature.
Bakewell, England
The patches of trees pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.
Thirsk, England
England's largest white horse isn't even white.
Lancaster, England
A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.
Weston, England
Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.
Chester, England
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
Chester, England
A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.
Skipton, England
Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.
Boroughbridge, England
At 22 feet tall, these Bronze Age monoliths are some of the tallest standing stones in the United Kingdom.
Skipton, England
This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.
York, England
The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.
Chesterfield, England
A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.
Nottingham, England
Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.
Nottingham, England
This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.
Nottingham, England
A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.
Glossop, England
The wreck of a B-29 Superfortress now stands as a memorial left in the moors.
Crich, England
This poignant WWI memorial looks like a lighthouse 100 miles from the sea.
Matlock Bath, England
A seaside town with no sea in sight.
Hope Valley, England
These crude contraptions were used to aid in the mining of lead, silver and gold.