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

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

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

These carved, weathered stones once gave mail carriers and pub goers a leg up.

WWII artifacts, including the building itself.

This quirky shop on a former farm is full of weird and wonderful oddities and antiques.

This aircraft museum is home to one of just three Halifax bombers in the world.

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

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

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

The remains of an ancient bathhouse sit inside this aptly-named pub.

This Manchester laundromat is hiding something.

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

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

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

Part museum, part piece of Arthurian-inspired history, this stately hall attracts King Arthur fans from miles away.

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

A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.

Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.

Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

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