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York Castle Museum vs York Minster
Both are highly recommended by writers. On balance, York Minster scores significantly higher than York Castle Museum. York Minster comes in at #1 in York with praise from 4 reviews such as Fodor's, Frommer's and Michelin Guide.
York Castle Museum
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Eye of York, York YO1 9RY
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Frommer's
"This is one of the finest folk museums in the country."
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Fodor's
"This quirky museum of everyday items includes a Victorian street complete with a working water mill."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This excellent museum has displays of everyday life through the centuries."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"Kirkgate is the exact reproduction of a Victorian street, with its hackney cabs, houses, shops... down to the soundscape and lighting. "
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The Telegraph
"A social history time tunnel that takes visitors back through three hundred years of life in the city."
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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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