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Jorvik Viking Centre vs York Minster
Both Jorvik Viking Centre and York Minster are highly recommended by experts. Overall, York Minster is the choice of most professionals compared to Jorvik Viking Centre. York Minster ranks #1 in York with praise from 4 reviewers such as Michelin Guide, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.
Jorvik Viking Centre
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Coppergate Centre, York YO1 9WT
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Fodor's
"This kid-focused exhibition re-creates a 10th-century Viking village. A mixture of museum and carnival ride, you "travel through time" by climbing into a Disney-esque machine."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Interactive multimedia exhibits aimed at bringing history to life often achieve exactly the opposite, but the much-hyped Jorvik manages to pull it off with aplomb."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"In 1976, archaeologists unearthed four rows of houses from the Viking city containing remarkable objects such as boots, shoes and pins, as well as preserved plants and insets."
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The Telegraph
"Jorvik’s sensory experiences have always done the business, bringing visitors face-to-skull with what was an important and thriving ninth-century Viking city."
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Independent
"Further back in time, the Jorvik Viking Centre remembers the Jorvik Vikings, offering a multi-sensory ride in “time capsules” that take you through 10th-century streets, along with live interpretations and galleries"
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York Minster
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Deangate, York YO1 7HH
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The remarkable York Minster is the largest medieval cathedral in all of Northern Europe, and one of the world's most beautiful Gothic buildings."
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Fodor's
"Don't miss the exquisite 13th-century Chapter House, the Treasury, the Crypt, and the Undercroft Museum, recently refurbished to include more interactive exhibits."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"The interior was built from the 13C-15C and contains the largest collection of medieval stained-glass windows to be seen on a single site in England."
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The Telegraph
"A Gothic beauty, York Minster is the largest medieval cathedral in Northern Europe."
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Atlas Obscura
"This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them. "
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