York, England
Ye Olde Traffic Jam
"1900 Years of History, 900 Years of Roadworks"
Official Coat of Arms
A shield bearing five crossed selfie sticks rampant beneath the York Minster's twin towers, flanked by two chocolate bars in reference to the city's confectionery empire, with a Roman centurion and a Viking arguing over whose historical era gets top billing on the tourist board.
TripAdvisor Review
★★★★☆ 4/5
"The Shambles is genuinely stunning and the Minster took my breath away, but then again so did trying to find parking anywhere near the city walls. Got stuck behind a ghost walk tour group for twenty minutes on a street barely wide enough for one person, let alone forty Americans in matching raincoats. Lovely city, but I've never paid so much for a car park in my life and I've been to London."— Barry Fenwick, Doncaster
Property Listing
Charming period property in the historic heart of Yorkshire's crown jewel, mere steps from the ancient city walls and a Roman fort your neighbours definitely won't mention when the plumbing fails! Enjoy uninterrupted views of tourists photographing your front door and the gentle, ever-present hum of a chocolate factory somewhere nearby.
Twinned With
Diagon Alley — Both are ancient, impossibly narrow, overrun with tourists, and technically full of magic if you count the amount of fudge shops.
Supporting Evidence
York has more ghost tours per square mile than almost any other city in Europe, largely because it's genuinely one of the most haunted-feeling places on Earth thanks to 2,000 years of continuous, slightly damp history.