The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

Over a decade ago, painted penguins mysteriously appeared around Berwick-upon-Tweed for no apparent reason.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A 142-foot-tall Q-tip on Bristol's skyline.

Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.

An ancient hotspot for spotting schools of fish.

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

Flaming barrels of tar race through these village streets on Bonfire Night, a tradition that dates back centuries.

The phone booths in this English town have distinctly milky hues.

Explore Hull's historic Old Town by following the sea creatures scattered throughout its charmingly cobbled streets.

A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.

WWII artifacts, including the building itself.