Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

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

Take afternoon tea in a 17th-century almshouse.

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

The much-beloved mascot of a local museum.

The only place where can you share a seat with the bums of the Fab Four.

A hidden gem in the middle of the city's infamous Jewelry Quarter.

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

An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.

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

Believed to be the longest railway bench in the world.

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

This coin collecting cod is over 130 years old, and the United Kingdom's smallest listed structure.

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

A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.

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

Though it's not the largest, this one-kilometer outdoor market is reportedly the longest in Europe.

The sole surviving medieval street cross in Scarborough.

A monument to the real explorer and bear who inspired characters in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'

This 19th-century performer's gravestone identifies her as "the smallest woman ever in this Kingdom."

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.