Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

This landmark Victorian folly rewards visitors with spectacular views over the Peak District.

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

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

When the public was consulted about a new piece of street art, they naturally asked for an enormous metal dragon.

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

The world's oldest model village.

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

A magnificent Victorian garden that brings the charm and style of old-time aristocracy to the 21st century public.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

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

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

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

This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era "champions."

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom

A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.

This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

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