One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.

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

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

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

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.

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

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

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

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

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

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.

Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.

This 20th-century replica of a 13th-century castle has itself fallen into ruin.

This very ornate Victorian gateway seems completely out of place in the modern industrial city of Warrington.

The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.

Final resting place of John Middleton "The Childe of Hale."

Giant statue of a disembodied head.

What do we know about the real woman behind one of the Beatles' most famous songs?

The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.

A thousand year old oak tree survives in Liverpool.