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Jorvik
Interactive bells-and-whistles exhibits aimed at 'bringing history to life' usually result in the opposite, but the much-trumpeted Jorvik, the most visited attraction in town besides the minster, manages to convey the essence of the Viking settlement with admirable success. It's a smells-and-all reconstruction of the settlement unearthed in this area during excavations in the late 1970s, brought to you courtesy of a 'time-car' monorail that transports you through 9th-century Jorvik.
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National Railway Museum
Most railway museums are the sole preserve of lone men with dog-eared notebooks and grandfathers looking to bond with their grandchildren. While there's no shortage of either here, the National Railway Museum stands apart on account of its sheer size and incredible collection.
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Richard III Museum
Monk Bar is the best-preserved medieval gate, with a small Richard III Museum upstairs. The museum sets out the case of the murdered 'Princes in the Tower' and invites visitors to judge whether their uncle, Richard III, killed them.
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York Castle Museum
Near Clifford's Tower, the excellent York Castle Museum contains displays of everyday life, with reconstructed domestic interiors, and a less-than-homely prison cell where you can try out the condemned man's bed - in this case Dick Turpin's.
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York City Art Gallery
Adjacent to Museum Gardens on Exhibition Sq is the 19th-century York City Art Gallery, which includes works by Reynolds, Nash, Boudin and LS Lowry.
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Yorkshire Museum
The classical Yorkshire Museum is linked with the Castle Museum and has some interesting Roman, Anglo-Saxon, Viking and medieval exhibits and good temporary exhibitions.
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