Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

Also known as "Robin Hood's tree," this tree became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down in an act of vandalism.

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

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

This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.

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

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

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Despite producing just a handful of movies, a brave and lyrical filmmaker has an entire museum dedicated to him.

An unusual double-stelae obelisk with ancient and mysterious origins.

Giant stone letters dedicated to the founder of Armenia's alphabet.

Half of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's ashes were buried in Armenia.

The site of a prison camp where Cypriot resistance fighters were held in the 1950s.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.