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

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

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

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.

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

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

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.

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.

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

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

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

A monolith stands at the site of the most significant battle ever fought on British soil.

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

A deserted medieval village where bodies were once mutilated to prevent them rising from the dead.

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

Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.

The last fully working Victorian Turkish bath in England.

This grounded passenger jet is now a restaurant, complete with rows of seats and “flight attendant” servers.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

Reputedly based on the tomb of Jesus Christ, this crypt is the oldest surviving structure of any cathedral in England.

The pyramid-shaped grave of one of the first mountain astronomers and a pyramid theorist.