This aircraft museum is home to one of just three Halifax bombers in the world.

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

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

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

An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.

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

The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

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

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

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.

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

This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.

For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.

A locomotive made from 185,000 bricks celebrates the town's pioneering railway history.

These remarkable cascades are the jewels of Upper Tees.

This building was once a town hall, a fire station, a prison, a dairy market, and the target for two marksmen.

Though this bridge was originally built in the 12th century, only one of its 10 arches dates back that far.

A monument with a strange legend involving a horse's tongue.

Hundreds of years ago, this lion-shaped door knocker could help a person accused of a crime find temporary safe haven in Durham Cathedral.

This library dates back to the late 17th century and was one of the first public lending libraries in England.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

The location of a citizen uprising that led to a gruesome act of mob justice.