Best places: Tourist attractions in York, United Kingdom

Railway history & artefacts, with 300 vehicles including steam world record holder, the Mallard.

Gothic cathedral with vast stained-glass windows, interactive Undercroft exhibition & tower tours.

Former WWII RAF Bomber Command Station, with exhibitions on flying history and 60+ aircraft.

Remnants of a stonework enclosure around a rectangular fortification, erected in 71 CE.

👍👍 Before I visited the Railway Museum I wasn't train-ed properly but after I felt I got fully train-ed.🚂🚂 Great, great, great Museum, free admissions but donations are welcomed. I booked my free ticket online and arrived a bit early it wasn't a problem at all, they let me in. Beautiful well maintain...

A fully reconstructed Viking village complete with the sights and smells, and an adjoining museum.

Large gardens surrounding Yorkshire Museum, with mature trees, Roman ruins & a medieval abbey.

A high-tech ghost house attraction with costumed characters & state-of-the-art scares.

Victorian-era cobbled street recreated indoors with costumed guides, plus other exhibits.

Leafy public park with features such as playgrounds, picnic areas, tennis courts & a sizable lake.

👍👍 There are quite a few tours around York that you could do but I would point you in the direction of The Bloody Tour of York, hosted by Mad Alice. Less about the ghost stories - though there is certainly a few anecdotes about ghoulish encounters - this focuses more on the grisly deaths of residents...

👍👍 A wonderful walk with the Wizard of York. My kids (8 and 10) had a blast… magic and puns and gargoyle bums - what’s not to like?!?! The Wizard (Mr? Sir?) led us on a guided 1hr 15min walk starting from the bottom of the Shambles. Lots of fun and a great way to easily see more of the city. We also pu...

1350s timber-framed building where merchants congregated, with museum exhibits & a cafe.

Well-preserved house filled with 17th- and 18th-century furniture, ceramics, textiles and paintings.

Fallout monitoring centre in case of nuclear war until 1990s, now open and run by English Heritage.

Tranquil green space offering woodland trails, a rose garden, playgrounds & a basketball court.

Long established outdoor city center market open 7 days a week selling produce, crafts & clothing.

Active convent and former school, now home to local history/religious exhibitions, library and cafe.

Tour exploring the history of chocolate & the city's confectioners, with a cafe & shop.

Tree-fringed expanse of public lawns by York Minster cathedral, popular for walks & picnics.