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Whitby Wishing Chair.

Whitby, England

Whitby Wishing Chair

Legend says squeezing into this slender stone seat will make your wish come true.

Goathland Station

Goathland, England

Goathland Station

Harry Potter’s Hogsmeade Station is also a charming blast from the past situated in North Yorkshire.

Scafell Pike

Seascale, England

Scafell Pike

The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.

Stone Circle at Castlerigg with the mountain Blencathra in the background

Keswick, England

Castlerigg Stone Circle

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

Historical guards

Coverham, England

Forbidden Corner

A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.

Eden Camp

Malton, England

Eden Camp

WWII artifacts, including the building itself.

Close-up of the horse, obviously in need of some maintenance.

Thirsk, England

Kilburn White Horse

England's largest white horse isn't even white.

The ruins of MV Creteblock.

Whitby, England

Wreck of the MV Creteblock

The remains of the concrete ship can be seen during low tide.

Abandoned Scar House Village

Harrogate, England

Abandoned Scar House Village

The remains of a remote village that once housed over 1,200 dam workers and their families.

Brimham Rocks

Harrogate, England

Brimham Rocks

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.

The Island, Newquay

Newquay, England

The Island, Newquay

Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.

Captain Cook Birthplace Museum

Marton-in-Cleveland, England

Captain Cook Birthplace Museum

Sidney Scurvy, the interactive computer sailor, takes you on a journey to discover the everyday lives of Cook and his men.

Teessaurus Park

Middlesbrough, England

Teessaurus Park

A surreal paleontological sculpture garden pays homage to a fading industry.

With the Transporter Bridge in the background.

Middlesbrough, England

'Temenos'

This enormous sculpture honors an English town's engineering and industrial heritage

Tees Transporter Bridge

Middlesbrough, England

Tees Transporter Bridge

Built in 1911, the Tees Transporter Bridge is one of only six transporter bridges still in operation.

Wings set against a sunny sky

Gateshead, England

The Angel of the North

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

Mother Shipton's Cave and the Petrifying Well

England

Mother Shipton's Cave and the Petrifying Well

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

Demolition gear and No 7 Settler Tank
Permanently Closed

Hartlepool, England

Steetley Magnesite

Derelict chemical plant on the North Sea is a beautiful industrial ruin.

Andy Capp statue.

Hartlepool, England

Andy Capp Statue

This sculpture honors a long-beloved English comic strip in the main character's hometown.

The memorial plaque.

Hartlepool, England

Heugh Gun Battery Memorial Tablet

This memorial honors the first British soldier killed by enemy action on home soil during World War I.

Hartlepool Monkey Memorial

Hartlepool, England

Hartlepool Monkey Memorial

The legend of a monkey that was hanged as a spy has inspired not only a football team name, but a successful mayoral campaign.

HMS Trincomalee

Hartlepool, England

HMS Trincomalee

The oldest warship in Europe is still afloat.

Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate

York, England

Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate

This medieval church is not only notable for its architecture, but also its connection with LGBTQ+ history.

Plaque showing the location of the former Trinity Church.

York, England

Kings Square Gravestones

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

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