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Our Sightseeing category provides a feast for the eyes. Why? Because most all of our selections are famous places that you can view and take pictures of to show everyone back home. Landmarks, sculptures, historic homes, historic districts, cemeteries, water fountains, and statues are just a hint of the sights we've selected.
Category: Sightseeing - York Attractions & Activities
Address: Blake St, York YO1 8QG
The third Earl of Burlington, Richard Boyle, designed this grand Assembly Hall, which, at the time of completion, was the social heart of York. With an astonishing 48 Corinthian columns and elegant appointments, it certainly was a mecca for the rich, well bred and famous. Today, you can still roam the halls or enjoy a meal in one Ask, an Italian...
Category: Sightseeing - York Attractions & Activities
Address: 2 Coffee Yard, York YO1 8AR
When the York Trust participated in an archaeological dig in the 1980s, they made an amazing discovery – a wonderfully preserved home of a wealthy alderman that dated back to 1483. Barley Hall has been restored and today serves as an interactive experience for those who want to understand what life was really like in those times. Peek into chests...
De Grey Rooms & Tourist Information Office
Category: Sightseeing - York Attractions & Activities
Address: Exhibition Square, York YO1 7HB
Today, these elegant ballrooms serve as the headquarters of the Tourist Information Centre and host the occasional concert or musical performance. It's not hard to imagine the satin, lace, velveteen, and finery that twirled around under glittering chandeliers in the 1800s in these impressive halls.
Category: Sightseeing - York Attractions & Activities
Address: King's Square, York
Standing on the spot that was the original gate to the Roman fortress occupying the city is King's Square, which was an extensive graveyard for Christ Church. Today, there's plenty of life in this area, with storytellers, jugglers, and entertainers vying for the attention of tourists. Part of the walkway is comprised of grave markers, and on top...
Category: Sightseeing - York Attractions & Activities
Address: Goodramgate, York YO1 7LF
This row house street of cottages, which were built by Thomas Langtoft in 1316, are the oldest structures standing in York. A gated opening to the left of the row leads to the Holy Trinity Church. No. 60 was recently bought and renovated by the York Conservation Trust, and now houses a jeweller's shop.
Category: Sightseeing - York Attractions & Activities
Address: Museum Gardens, York YO1 7FR
This tower is angular and comprised of multiple sides. It is a ten-faced old tower, standing nine metres high, that was part of a Roman fortress built in the year 300 AD. It is located adjacent to the Museum Gardens and Yorkshire Museum.
Category: Sightseeing - York Attractions & Activities
Address: 4-5 College St, York YO1 7JF
St. Williams was originally built in the 15th century for the purpose of housing the fraternity of Minster priests. Later in the English Civil War, this building, which was dedicated to the grandson of William the Conqueror, served double duty for the country as a printing facility for King Charles I and the Royal Mint. Today, it serves as a home...
Category: Sightseeing - York Attractions & Activities
Address: Stonegate St, York
There may be more history in this stretch of tearooms and specialty shops than anywhere else in the city. Standing since before the 15th century, the area boasts the oldest alehouse in the city, as well as the remarkably preserved Mulberry Hall.
Category: Sightseeing - York Attractions & Activities
Address: Shambles, York YO1 7LZ
The thought of how this road got its moniker is not very appetizing, as this most famous street was once the butcher and slaughter center of York. Butchers, after they completed the various gutting and cleaning procedures, would lay their meat offerings out in front of their stores on low, wide shelves known as "shammels." It is narrow and...
