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.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

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

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

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.

The sign at the garden gate reads: "These Plants Can Kill."

This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.

An iconic waterwheel in the Pennine Hills marks the location of one of Britain’s most profitable lead mines.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

Built in 1911, the Tees Transporter Bridge is one of only six transporter bridges still in operation.

A museum and gardens with unusual plants and a history of progressive programming for the blind.

A vortex fountain that seems to rise out of the ground.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

An abandoned tower once used to study the cosmos hides within a thicket of greenery.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.