A 12-foot-tall metal fisherman looks out over the promenade.

A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.

Britain's answer to the NSA is based out of this deliciously-named circular headquarters.

Unwanted and reluctant ownership, Gordon Lamp glimmers faintly and serves as a relic of the bygone Victorian era.

Believed to be inspired by the Trevi Fountain in Rome.

Trimmings from the record-setting tree line that surrounds Cirencester Park have been used to manufacture chemotherapy drugs.

This fascinating museum takes visitors through Britain’s Roman past.

Grassy earthworks of one of Roman Britain's largest amphitheatres

Cycle the solar system—from the sun to Pluto—right here on earth.

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

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

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

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

In 1190 one of the worst anti-Semitic massacres of the Middle Ages took place in a wooden tower which previously occupied this site in York.

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

When the plague struck York, this stone was used to leave supplies for the sick.

After public executions took place at this location, attendants would also attend a local horse race.

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

The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.